Mrs. Cox's Context Clues

Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more PROTEAN, she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word PROTEAN mean?

• many abilities

• boring

• not skilled

• exciting

Ms. Hallett did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was QUIRRED by dinnertime and had second portions!

Based on the sentence above, what does QUIRRED mean?

• tired

• full

• dizzy

• hungry

My father's favorite BOSTUBIAN is "Howdy, friend," and he says this even to strangers!

• signal

• greeting

• sentence

• question

The man was HAULED OVER THE COALS by the audience when he suggested that the people in the audience pay higher taxes for the same goods. What does the phrase "HAULED OVER THE COALS" mean?

• scolded

• rewarded

• arrested

• seated

The lost camper's skin was DREGGED by the heat of the desert sun.

• ate

• burned

• slept

• sunbathed

The girls went to the library and read three entire books in one afternoon. They were podacious readers.

What does the word podacious mean as it is used in the text?

• lazy

• unhappy

• avid

• unskilled

I rilamadrevied through the mall, taking my time and looking at all the clothes in the windows.

• hurried

• ran

• wandered

• jogged

Some areas on earth receive steady rain, but deserts are arid.
What kind of clue was used in the last sentence?

• synonym
• antonym/comparison
• definition
• summary

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A