Context Clues

The ground squirrel hibernates, sleeping for months through the winter.

What does the word "hibernates" mean?

• hides in the ground

• hides for a long, long time

• sleeps because it has nowhere to go

• sleeps to live through cold temperatures

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What words help you understand the meaning of hibernates?

• "ground" and "squirrel"

• "ground squirrel" and "months"

• "sleeping" and "during the winter"

• "months" and "winter"

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The fur on polar bears help them repel, or keep away, cold water.

What does the word "repel" mean?

• to fight

• to push something away

• to make something warm

• to soak up

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What words help you understand the meaning of "repel"?

• "keep away"

• "fur on polar bears"

• "cold water"

• "helps them"

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C