Context Clues

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

• many abilities
• boring
• not skilled
• exciting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The long hike up the mountain was grueling.

• fun

• pretty

• hard

• loud

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.K.5D

I drank an entire glass of water because I was so parched.

• thirsty

• full

• hungry

• happy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.5.4A

"While playing football, Jake broke his bein.  For three weeks he wore a cast and needed crutches to help him walk." Based on the context clues, what does bein mean?

• A) arm
• B) elbow

• C) hand
• D) leg

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Ms. Hallett did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was FAMISHED by dinnertime.
Based on the sentence above, what does FAMISHED mean?

• tired
• full
• dizzy
• hungry

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.K.5D

Don't bring your drinks into the chemistry lab, you will contaminate the science experiments of the soda

• clean

• fix

• improve

• Make dirty

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The chewing gum plummeted to the ground when he splat it out from the 5th floor window.

• ascend

• shoot up

• fell

• raise

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Her mother said. "I forbid you to go to the store -it is raining outside".

• continue

• allow

• not allow

• help

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

There are small yellow flowers growing in the field by the school. Please be careful not to trample the flowers as you walk across the field. Watch each step you take so the school can keep these pretty flowers safe.

What does the word trample mean in this paragraph?

• pick up

• jump over

• step on

• throw down

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

Belinda is very cautious when she crosses the street. She does not want to get hit by a car. She always looks both ways. She walks across when the street is clear.

What is the meaning of cautious in the passage above?

• excited

• tired

• angry

• careful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4