Context Clues

Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?

• can you help me
• her father walked in 
• sounding annoyed, too
• relaxing with a magazine

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard.  A person who is haphazard is- 

• lost
• lovable 
• worried
• disorganized

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby.  They couldn't stop smiling for days. 

• Nervous
• Discouraged
• Excited
• Relieved

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
What does garrulous mean? 

• Quiet
• Secretive
• talkative 
• Exhausted

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp. What does parched mean?

• hungry
• thirsty
• sleepy

Dan did not enjoy his job as a dishwasher. It was monotonous work, doing the same thing over and over. What does monotonous mean?

• inspiring
• disgusting
• boring
• dangerous

John was bewildered when his new pet hamster that he thought was a boy had babies.  What does bewildered mean?

• happy
• confused
• afraid
• amused

Suzie's mother taught her to never let anyone degrade her, so now she demands respect in all of her relationships. What does degrade mean?

• to lower someone's value
• to treat respectfully
• to hug
• to invite

Typewriters became obsolete with the development of personal computers. What does obsolete mean?

• popular
• out-dated
• careful
• round

After the rainstorm, the rainbow lit up the sky with vivid colors. What does vivid mean?

• dark
• funny
• bright
• normal