Context Clues

The word context means:

• make a guess

• exact words

• in the text

• define words

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

True or False: Context clues help you figure out what unfamiliar words mean.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The McDonald's arches were visible from the highway. We could see them from a mile away.

• rising above

• brightly lit

• able to be seen

• difficult to see

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

Leesha wrote her own song for the talent show. She sang her original tune as she played piano.

• created herself

• her first song

• written by another person

• song

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Did you ever play hide and seek? Was it fun to look for your friends?

• find

• hide

• play with

• look for

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

At the beginning of the story, the character had to find a solution to being lost in the woods. By the resolution of the plot, the character found a way to get home.

• an ending

• a solution

• next problem

• most exciting part

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the exposition, the author introduces us to the characters and setting in the story. We get a basic idea of what the story will be about.

• background information of a story

• plot of a story

• climax of a story

• rising action of a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Most of the planets were named long ago. They were names for ancient gods. The gods were in Greek and Roman mythology.

• religious

• long ago

• recent

• myths

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The tiny bug was hard to see. Catherine tried to magnify it using a magnifying glass. That made it appear larger so she could see it's eyes.

• to make something look clearer

• to make something look bigger

• to make something look better

• to make something look smaller

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The medics lifted the stretcher and settled the patient into the ambulance. An oxygen mask was set in place and the wounds were bandaged.

• machine that lifts

• operators

• friends

• people who treat injuries

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4