RL.5.4 | Context Clues

What are context clues?

• words or groups of words that give clues about the meaning of an unknown word

• clues from the text that show how a character is feeling

• sentences that reveal a story's theme

• textual evidence that shows how characters are alike and different

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Champion readers have great I.D.E.A.S when determining the meaning of unknown words!

What does the 'E' stand for in I.D.E.A.S?

• Explain

• Example

• Entertain

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Champion readers have great I.D.E.A.S when determining the meaning of unknown words!

What does the 'I' stand for in I.D.E.A.S?

• Informational

• Inform

• Inference

• Intellectual

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Champion readers have great I.D.E.A.S when determining the meaning of unknown words!

The 'A' in I.D.E.A.S stands for:

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

After Lily left home for college, her dad tried to sell the computer games she had played when she was little. However, he soon found they were obsolete.

The word obsolete means:

• too easy

• out of date

• boring

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Mrs. Smith was nervous about flying on an airplane. She had never flown before. Her daughter reassured her by telling her that planes are very safe.

The word reassured means:

• comforted

• reminded

• forced

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

It was cold at the summit of the mountain, but the view was unbelievable!

The word summit means:

• bottom

• top

• winter

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Joan decided to withdraw her support of Calvin for class president when she learned that he had cheated on a test.

The word withdraw means:

• continue

• increase

• remove

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

I threw the ball as far as I could. Rascal took off running like a torpedo homing in on its target. He caught the ball on the second bounce and within seconds he was dropping it at my feet, ready to go again.

Which type of figurative language is featured in this passage?

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

I was toasty warm as we made our way to the coffee shop, but Wally wanted to walk without his windbreaker, so he got a bit chilled. I bought him a cup of hot chocolate to help warm him up. I hope he doesn’t get too cold on the way back home

Which type of figurative language is featured in this passage?

• simile

• idiom

• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10