Using Context Clues

Struggling to deal with their shock and fear,Kevin and Jimmy must overcome their consternation, when Robert Irwin, 14-year-old son of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, brings out two large Kingsnakes and a Brachy Tarantula.

• shock and fear

• must overcome

• to deal with

• son of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Returning to high school for a day, Kevin and Jimmy vie to see who is the better pupil between the two of them, competing in math, science, lunch time popularity, and gym class.

• see who is the better...competing

• Returning to high school

• lunch time popularity

• Kevin and Jimmy

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Coach Palmer and Coach Murphy are brought in to enhance the awful handshake technique on DeMar DeRozan's basketball team because their current handshake method needs improvement.

• handshake technique

• method

• improvement

• technique

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Step brothers Brennan and Dale make the calamitous decision to build poorly constructed, ramshackled, bunk beds, which leads to destruction and grievous bodily harm.

• poorly constructed

• decision to build

• leads to destruction and grievous bodily harm

• Step brothers Brennan and Dale

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Step brothers Brennan and Dale make the calamitous decision to build poorly constructed, ramshackled, bunk beds, which leads to destruction and grievous bodily harm.

• poorly constructed

• bodily harm

• decision to build

• make the calamitous

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Detective Hoitz confronts his new partner, Detective Gamble, with what he believes is a threatening analogy, comparing himself to a lion and Detective Gamble to a fish, but because Detective Gamble is methodical in his thinking, he completely picked apart Hoitz’s comment with his logical reasoning

• Detective Hoitz confronts his new partner

• Detective Gamble is methodical in his thinking

• completely picked apart Hoitz’s comment

• comparing himself to a lion and Detective Gamble to a fish,

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Detective Hoitz confronts his new partner, Detective Gamble, with what he believes is a threatening analogy, comparing himself to a lion and Detective Gamble to a fish, but because Detective Gamble is methodical in his thinking, he completely picked apart Hoitz’s comment with his logical reasoning.

• a threatening analogy

• his logical reasoning.

• comparing himself to a lion

• confronts his new partner

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

She hadn’t eaten all day, and by the time she got home she was ravenous.

Ravenous (adj.) means extremely hungry.

• hadn’t eaten all day

• by the time she got home

• all day, and by the time

• She hadn’t

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Steven is always punctual about showing up for work because he feels that tardiness is a sign of irresponsibility.

Punctual (adj.) means arriving exactly on time.

• Steven is always...because feels that tardiness is a sign of irresponsibility

• showing up for work

• because he feels that

• Steven is always...for work because he feels

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The kaleidoscopic weather patterns of the tropical island meant tourists had to carry both umbrellas and sunglasses.

Kaleidoscopic (adj.) means continually changing or quickly

shifting.

• weather patterns...carry both umbrellas and sunglasses

• tropical island

• weather patterns of the tropical island

• had to carry both

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4