Reading Fall Final 2019 Part 2

What are context clues?

• Hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word

• words the author uses to confuse you

• the opposite of what a word actually means

One ENORMOUS insect is the giant hissing cockroach. Which word bests means ENORMOUS?

• dangerous

• huge

• reddish-brown

The ORIGIN of the hissing cockroach is the island of Madagascar. What word best means ORIGIN?

• homeland

• be greater than

• huge

Pinto horses can be IDENTIFIED by their spotted coats. Which word best means IDENTIFIED?

• carry

• brought

• known

Horses can ACCOMPLISH much more work than dogs. What does ACCOMPLISH mean?

• carry

• name

• do

A tiny acorn will TRANSFORM into a mighty oak tree. Which word best means TRANSFORM?

• change

• bright

• many

What is cause and effect?

• when you blame someone else for your problems

• a relationship between things or events (one thing is the result of something else)

• it is where you serve detentions here at SHS

Cause and Effect:

A mother butterfly laid an egg on a leaf. After a few days, the egg cracked and...

• he grew very fat

• he spun himself a cocoon

• out came a little caterpillar

Cause and Effect:

The little caterpillar ate so much...

• that he grew very fat

• he changed into a butterfly

• so he spun himself a cocoon

Cause and Effect:

The caterpillar was tired,

• so he spun himself a cocoon

• that he grew very fat

• and out came a little caterpillar