Context Clues

It rained all day. It was a gloomy day.
What does gloomy mean?

• sunny
• cloudy
• bright

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CCSS.L.4.4A

The broccoli was disgusting. We hid it under our plates. What is disgusting?

• delicious
• yummy
• gross
• green

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

The girl was wearing a ruby-colored dress. It reminded her of a rose. What is ruby-colored?

• red
• lovely
• ugly
• large

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

The mood was somber at the funeral of the former president

• shyly 
• serious 
• hungry 
• plenty

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.1

The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

• gracefully 
• lazily 
• dangerously 
• hopefully 

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.4

At the restaurant we were offered a variety of beverages, like milk and ice tea.

• bread
• silverware
• drinks
• milk

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

Slavery was abolished in the U.S. after the Civil War.

• outlawed
• exchanged
• running
• common

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4