Context Clue

"Brody, I gave you a map so you could teach your team how to navigate around the ship," the captain said. "If you had followed orders, you would have had no problem responding quickly. 
Which words help the reader know what the word navigate means?

• to participate in
• around the ship
• had no problem
• teach your team

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

As silly putty became more common in households, people took notice of its unique properties. It is pullable when pressed slowly but stiffens when pressure is applied quickly. So it can be squished by hand, but it remains in a ball when bounced off the floor.
What is the meaning of the word properties in?

• Creators
• Solutions
• Qualities
• Customers

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

At last, the weary carver puts down his tools. He is ready for a crane to lift the new pole. He thinks back to the stories his grandfather told him of the first pole raising. The workers groans rippled like a chorus of bears; sweat beaded on their backs.
What does the word weary mean in the above text?

• amused
• confused
• worried
• tired

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Most roads were dirt paths that had been used mainly for horse-drawn carriages. In remote areas where roads did not exist at all, Jackson drove through muddy cow pastures and even over mountains.
What does the word remote mean?

• Lacking tourist attractions
• Far from populated areas
• Difficult to see from a distance
• Familiar to a particular group of people

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

"Which trousers? What shirt? Which socks, what shoes?" Bartholomew just wasn't able to choose. Completely confounded , he'd settle once more on what he had chosen the morning before. He'd go down to the breakfast( a little bit smelly), and try to decide what to put in his belly. Two fried eggs and bacon? Some cinnamon bread? He'd end up with yesterday's oatmeal instead.
Which of these lines from the poem helps the reader know what the word confounded means?

• Bartholomew just wan't able to choose
• He'd go down to breakfast (a little bit smelly)
• He'd end up with yesterday's oatmeal instead

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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

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

Most of the boys in the class were in some heated argument about which sports team would win the big game, but Jeremy was indifferent. He just wanted to play Death Troopers on his game box.           

• having no particular interest
• having a lot of interest
• having questions 
• having concerns

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Bobby never realized how ignorant he had been about matters of the home until his wife got sick and he had to manage the house alone.           

• smart
• having complete awareness
• lacking knowledge or awareness
• having complete knowledge

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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

• hungry

• thirsty

• sleepy

• drowsy

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4