Using Context Clues

The long hike up to the mountains was grueling.

• loud
• tiring
• easy

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CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.K.5D

I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.

• hungry
• thirsty
• sleepy

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

I looked at the bottom of the tin. The price was $2.98. This presented a slight problem. You see, Mom had bought Harry and Marshall a potted plant to apologize for my bike tracks in their new driveway. She and Dad were withholding my allowance until the plant was paid for. I knew that there was no point in asking them for the money.
What is the meaning of the word withholding ?

• Increasing in amount
• Punishing harshly
• Refusing to give
• Using as one's property

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The wood frog's ability to freeze its body is vital to its survival. The wood frog can live in extreme climates from the Appalachian Mountains, across much of Canada, and into Alaska.
What is the meaning of the word vital?

• Fortunate
• Common
• Necessary
• Permanent

"Unlike the other candidates, who stammered and stuttered through their speeches, Lilli was eloquent." What is the best definition of "eloquent?"

• well-spoken
• musical
• quick witted
• intelligent

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Again they searched meticulously, but no keys.  Where could they be?  They've looked EVERYWHERE! If you did something meticulously, you would be-

• feeling silly.
• working very carefully.
• trying to finish quickly.
• trying to find something.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.K.5D

The long hike up to the mountains was grueling.

• loud
• tiring
• easy

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby.  They couldn't stop smiling for days. 

• Nervous
• Discouraged
• Excited
• Relieved

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The girls LANGUIDLY put on their jackets as if they had no energy at all.

• Defiantly
• Nonchalantly
• Lazily
• Energetically

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4