Context Clues #1

Your comments are completely irrelevant to the discussion; we're talking about the Civil War and you're bringing up facts about the Medieval Time Period.

• unrelated

• important

• appropriate

• aggressive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Mr. Thompson has been a jeweler for over 50 years, so he isn't easily bamboozled by dishonest customers who try to pass fake stones off as real.

• impressed

• deceived

• angered

• notified

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

• ate
• burned 
• slept 
• sunbathed

When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

• remove
• call
• explain
• stop

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.3B

TEKS.ELA.6.2B

TEKS.ELA.7.2B

TEKS.ELA.8.2B

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.

• gloomy 
• red
• shining 
• fun

The mood was somber at the funeral of the former president

• shyly 
• serious 
• hungry 
• plenty

The twins like to CONFUSE their parents by switching places at the dinner table.

• hide from
• mix up
• try out

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.IX

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.IX

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.RI.2C

TEKS.MATH.3.3D

Greg begged his parents to PERMIT him to watch more television, but they said he had to finish his homework.

• explore
• judge
• allow

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.2A.VII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.XI

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.VI

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.XI

TEKS.ELA.5.2A.V

When her kitten gets stuck in trees, Laura puts food out and speaks softly to COAX him to come down.

• never listen
• get something out
• grab something quickly

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.3B

TEKS.ELA.6.2B

TEKS.ELA.7.2B

TEKS.ELA.8.2B

TEKS.ELA.E4.2B

The most TRAGIC part of the movie was the war, which caused many people to lose their homes.

• fantasy, dream
• disastrous, awful
• extremely happy