Context Clues

Use context clues to choose the BEST answer below. 
Katherine was gregarious, she had many friends and laughed often. 
The word gregarious most likely means _____. 

• friendly, sociable, outgoing 
• quiet, shy 
• a comedian
• hard working, dedicated 

Use context clues to determine the BEST meaning of the highlighted word in the sentence below. 
The students were ecstatic to go to the school dance, they knew it would be a fun night.  

• excited
• apprehensive 
• reluctant
• ambivalent 

Some people hunt for lost coins on beaches using an apparatus called a metal detector. It has a long stem that ends in a circular part called a search head, which hovers just over the ground. When it passes over metal, it makes a sound. 

• process
• machine
• services
• hovel

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Most people feared the king because his judgment was final and his punishments were severe.

• harsh or intense
• fair
• important
• desirable or wanted

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which words or phrases best help the reader determine the meaning of severe in the following sentence?

Most people feared the king because his judgment was final and his punishments were severe.

• most people

• the king

• his judgment was final

• and his

After waiting for his call for two nights in row, Cassie grew impatient with Henry and decided that she would call him first.

• patient
• lazy
• restless
• happy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The graduates marched down the aisles and filled in their seats in an orderly procession.

• when a group of people move together in an orderly way
• a graduation speech
• people at a party
• when a group of people wait in line to get into a party

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which words or phrase BEST helps you determine the meaning of procession?

The graduates marched down the aisles and filled in their seats in an orderly procession.

• graduates

• marched down the aisle

• orderly

• filled their seats

John was bewildered when he saw the math teacher writing letters on the board that were to be added and subtracted. "Aren't letters for reading class?" John thought to himself.

• unprepared
• excited
• confused
• depressed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The long hike up to the mountains was grueling.

• loud
• tiring
• easy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D