Context Clues

My family went on a camping trip last summer. One day we decided to walk across a log that had fallen over a river.  I started to walk on it but it was slippery and the log moved as I walked.  I turned back around, thinking it was too treacherous to risk walking on. 
The word treacherous means:

• dangerous 
• deceptive 
• faithful

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When Max became student council president, he took his position seriously.  He prepared for the meetings, tried to join whatever committees he could, and stayed late to work with vice president and the club advisor.  Everyone could see that Max really was diligent, and that he deserved to be president. 
The word diligent means: 

• lazy
• very careful 
• hard working 

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We were talking about Earth Day in my science class.  My science teacher was talking about how much water the average person uses each day and the amount amazed me!  Now I'm determined to conserve water even more faithfully. 

• to prevent something valuable from being harmed.
• to save or not waste 
• to waste 

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Sometimes my language arts teacher asks me to work with Sam, who's also in my class.  Sam does really well in math but writing is challenging for him.  Today we were supposed to revise our biographies.  I looked at Sam's biography and realized that even though he had a lot of good information, it wasn't in chronological order.
The word chronological means

• random order
• organized by time from beginning to end 
• alphabetical order

We were coming back home from visiting my grandma in Maryland.  It was a long plane ride but was almost over.  The flight attendant told us to put on our seat belts and to prepare to land.  I noticed my ears started to pop as the plane descended.
The word descended means:

• to lower oneself 
• make a sudden attack on
• decrease altitude

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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When my cousin came over to my house, we decided to build a skateboard ramp out of leftover pieces of wood.  We tried to build it over and over again but the ramp never seemed sturdy enough for us to ride over.  Finally, we decided to abandon the idea and try something different.
The word abandon means: 

• to give up completely 
• to slop looking after someone
• to take care of

At the graduation ceremony, our principal presented special awards to several students.  Although she had already told them in person how proud she was of their good grades and effort, she wanted to commend them publically for all of their achievements. 
The word commend means: 

• to put down
• to entrust someone or something to 
• to praise formally

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

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The talent show was coming up and all of my friends were performing in it.  Robin was playing the piano, Jenna was signing, Brandon was doing magic tricks, and Dylan was playing the guitar.  I didn't have any real "talents" and was feeling pretty inept that there was nothing I could share. 
The word inept means: 

• professional
• unskilled 
• clumsy

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

It was night and the storm was raging. The big ship was tossed like a cork in the ocean.  When the captain noticed that they were almost ashore, he saw a lighthouse, shining its beacon in the middle of the darkness.  The captain steered the ship away from the rocks and guided it safely to land. 
The word beacon means:

• a light as a signal or warning 
• a radio transmitter for a ship or aircraft 
• a roadside sign 

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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When my sister decide to apply to several colleges, our mailbox started getting lots and lots of advertisements from other colleges she had never even heard of.  The deluge of letters and postcards filled our mailbox each day. 
The word deluge means:

• only a few things 
• storm 
• overwhelmed with a lot of things

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

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