Context Clues

The robber tried to __________ the scene of the crime, but the police managed to catch him.

• select

• conceal

• organize

• flee

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

If you park your car on the _______, it might roll all the way down.

• slope

• driveway

• level

• sidewalk

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Ben is so APPREHENSIVE about appearing in the play that he has an upset stomach.

• thrilled

• modest

• bored

• nervous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

I tried to make my pony jump the stream, but she balked.

• forgot

• slept

• refused

• leaped

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

My father's favorite SALUTATION is "Howdy, friend!"

• signal

• greeting

• sentence

• question

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The VIGILANT guards stayed up all night to make sure no one came near the castle.

• disguised

• watchful

• superior

• youthful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.L.3.5A

Ms. Hawkins REPRIMANDED a student for throwing paper airplanes in class.

• scolded

• rewarded

• arrested

• seated

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.2.4A

Choose the sentence that uses the underlined word in the same way.

The ending of this story doesn't make any sense.

• Wanda lost her SENSE of smell while she had a cold.

• The birds could SENSE that there was a cat nearby.

• There was no SENSE to Tom's money-making scheme.

• Aunt Harriet has a great SENSE of humor.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Read the sentence. Then choose the sentence below that uses the underlined word in the same way.

Can you CATCH the baseball?

• Carl tried to CATCH the vase.

• The girls played CATCH.

• Let's CATCH a movie tonight.

• The window CATCH is broken.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Nina wrote her cousin a NOTE.

• Please NOTE Dan's address.

• I cannot sing the top NOTE of that song.

• There was a NOTE of despair in the man's voice.

• This NOTE goes into that envelope.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C