4th grade Context Clues

1. The girls adorned their hair with flowers and ribbons.

Which word means the same or similar to adorned?

• washed

• combed

• decorated

• cut and dried

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the sentence below.

The murmur of the stream could barely be heard. It was a very sweet sound, like a summer breeze.

A murmur is a soft sound like a whisper, which word/words from the sentence helps a reader understand the meaning of murmur.

• stream

• a sweet sound

• a summer breeze

• could barely be heard

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

His disheveled hair looked as if a bird had tried to make a nest in it.

What is the meaning of disheveled as it is used in the sentence.

• messy

• full of twigs

• straight

• fluffy

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

There was perspiration, or sweat, dripping from his face.

Which type of clue is given in the sentence to help you know the meaning of perspiration?

• example

• definition

• affixes or root

• synonym or antonym

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

“You won’t get away with this!” the angry man railed at the children.

What is the meaning of the word railed as it was used in the sentence?

• whistled

• commented

• shouted

• sang

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

We were upset by the revocation of the game. It was the last game of the season. We wouldn’t get another chance to play. Why did it have to rain!

What is the meaning of revocation as it is used in the sentence.

• postponing

• score

• cancelling

• players

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

She squinted her eyes in the bright sunlight, trying to see the baby bird.

• widened

• partly closed

• completely closed

• rolled

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The storm obliterated the town, Building fell down. Water pipes burst and flooded the streets. People were hurt.

What is the meaning of obliterated as it is used in the sentence.

• built

• helped

• wrecked

• followed

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The old house was encumbered with trees and shrubs. You could not get to it. There were so many they had to be chopped down and removed.

What is the meaning of encumbered as it is used in the sentence.

• painted

• filled

• decorated

• surrounded

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The women did lots of work on the trek west. They gathered wood, cooked food, set up tents and sometimes drove the wagons.

What is the meaning of the word trek as it is used in the sentence.

• north

• car

• trail

• journey

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4