Context Clues 3

The senator was flabbergasted, or extremely surprised, by the question that the reporter asked him. He cleared his throat a few times before speaking. Even though he tried his best to answer the question, it was clear that he had not been expecting it at all.

• To answer a question
• To clear one’s throat
• Extremely surprised
• Excited and pleased

Carla fell out of the tree house, but luckily she walked away unscathed. She was a little shaken, but uninjured. She decided to stay away from the tree house for awhile.

• hurt

• uninjured

• To stay away

• Awhile

My favorite movie antagonists are the Joker, Darth Vader, and the Wicked Witch of the West.

• A minor character

• A comic book character

• A villain or evil character

• A hero or heroine

The big bad wolf set out to annihilate the houses that the three little pigs built. He blew down the house of straw, set the house of sticks on fire, and ran over the house of bricks with a bulldozer.

• To steal or claim for oneself
• To build or create
• To help decorate
• To destroy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

My brother is the most eccentric person I know. He wears only one shoe, rides an unicycle to work, and collects rubber bands.

• Behaving like everyone else

• Behaving badly

• Behaving normally

• Being unique

The entomologist spends all day in his lab conducting research on bees, spiders, and fruit flies.

• A person who studies insects
• A person who studies the weather
• A person who studies rocks
• A person who studies fish.

Context Clues:

This recipe has many ingredients and rules. It is complex but totally worth the time and effort.

• easy

• sweet

• difficult

• delicious

The delightful aroma of food cooking in the kitchen made my mouth water.

• smell
• color
• wealth

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

The play was such a memorable event for the cast. Years later, many of them can still remember most of their lines.

• fun

• unable to forget

• appealing

• beautiful

When Andy saw the amount of work he had to do before he could see his friends, he became glum.

• Angry

• Sad

• Jealous

• Mad

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.3.4