ContextCluesAssessment

Gracelyn remembered when she had just two pairs of shoes. Now, her closet holds a plethora of shoes in almost every color and style.

• size

• great quantity

• reduction

• style

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

When I was caught in the rain, my clothes were saturated and completely soaking wet.

• thoroughly wet

• ruined

• cold

• damp

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Shaliyah knew she should feel happy about the last day of school, but she actually felt quite lugubrious when she thought about the long weeks coming up.

• anxious

• sad

• angry

• bored

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Before the surgery, the nurse ensured that all of the instruments were sterilized and completely cleaned.

• available

• clean

• new

• sharp

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.7.5B

Unlike her grandmother, who was very generous to her, Sarah's parents were misers who never bought her anything.

• people who donate money to charity

• people who don't spend money on anyone

• people who don't have very much money

• people who earn lots of money

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

When she was young, my grandmother was a milliner who made caps, berets, and bonnets for wealthy women.

• a hat maker

• a dress maker

• a baker or pastry-maker

• a curtain maker

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Emma could not get over how elegant the cruise ship was. The walls were paneled in beautiful wood, there were fresh flowers on every table, and the floors were made of gleaming stone.

• stylish

• untidy or sloppy

• boring

• hard

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

David loves all kinds of felines, including tigers, lions, and even the neighbor's kitty, Fluffy.

• animals

• mammals

• pets

• cats

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Mekhi was a good basketball player who yearned for the chance to play professionally. He practiced every day and called coaches at all the professional teams asking for a try-out.

• regretted

• doubted

• complained

• desired

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Kaylen was feeling apprehensive about the camping trip. She had never slept in a tent before. What if there were bears or mountain lions?

• worried

• angry

• excited

• bored

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4