Context Clues and Vocabulary (4.RV.2.1 & 4.RV.3.2)

Yesterday we went to an amusement park. The first ride we went on was an extreme roller coaster. The recording at the beginning reminded us to stay seated during the entire duration of the ride.
What does duration mean?

• hard work
• a whole day
• the time something continues

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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.
What does the word beacon mean?

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

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 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Elderly people and children are susceptible to illness. Since they are likely to be affected by the flu, physicians usually advise them to get vaccinated. This helps stop the spread of the flu in the winter.

• the flu

• likely to be affected

• to get vaccinated

• stop the spread of

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

When I grow up, I want to be a tycoon. I look up to people like Bill Gates, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Oprah Winfrey.

• famous celebrity

• a powerful businessperson

• elementary school teacher

• engineer

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

James looked gaunt after his long illness. He was so bony and skinny that his clothes were hanging off his body. His doctor recommended that James see a nutritionist.

• long illness

• bony and skinny

• a nutritionist

• recommended

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The child was considered a prodigy when he began making music at four years old.

• a lack of ambition

• a good dancer

• an old person with exceptional talent

• a young person with exceptional talent

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Jared cited the results of the study to support his argument.

• quoted a passage serving as an authority

• admonished

• mocked openly or publicly

• guessed

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Jackson was a conscientious student, but Christopher was irresponsible.

• careful and meticulous

• careless and inattentive

• quiet and meek

• sloppy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4