Words in Context

Our baseball team's pitcher has a few eccentric habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen warm-up pitches and never wearing socks.

• normal

• strange

• messy

• current

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The debris on the stadium floor included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, and cigarette butts

• products

• papers

• trash

• medicine

Although Alex usually looks unkempt, he had a very neat appearance at his job interview.

• orderly

• handsome

• messy

• strict

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The novice teacher was excited about her first teaching job since graduating college.

• Experienced

• Knowledgeable

• Beginner

• Professional

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The sun suddenly vanished from view as the storm clouds rolled across the sky.

• Appeared

• Disappeared

• Floated

• Sank

Please conduct yourself as if your mother was sitting beside you.

• Behave

• Like

• Obey

• Control

The new sign will indicate which lane leads to the hospital exit.

• block

• point out

• predict

• suggest

He made sure to use an antibacterial soap when washing his hands so he doesn't get the flu.

Antibacterial means...

• Arguing with bacteria

• Fighting bacteria

• Opposite of bacteria

• Wrong about bacteria

Use the context clues to determine the word in red.

He diligently stuck to the diet guidelines his doctor laid out for him and he lost 15 pounds.

• work hard to

• not at all

• unhappily

• lazily

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

Based on context clues in the passage below, migrate means _____________.

Many Northern birds migrate for the winter.  They return in the spring.

• Lay eggs
• Eat
• Move away
• Sing

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4