Context Clues 1

Jessica and Ruth saw the sky turn dark. Large raindrops began to fall. They ran. They looked very funny when they walked into the house. They were drenched.

• muddy

• dry

• very wet

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

There are many people in the city who sell things. Some merchants sell food. Some sell clothes. I like merchants who sell toys best.

• people who sell things

• people who buy things

• people who throw things

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Ann was playing with me. Then we had an argument. She told me to go away. I said "I can stay here if I want to. You don't own the sidewalk.

• game

• party

• fight

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The whole class put on a play. Each of us had a part. We all said our lines. We concluded by singing a song together. Then the play was over.

• began

• ended

• planned

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

We bought fruit today. It is too hard to eat. Mom said, "Do not bite into it. Wait a day or two. Then the fruit will be ripe. It will be soft and sweet."

• hard

• ready to eat

• green

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

These animals did not always live in a zoo. Once they lived in the jungle. It was not easy for the animals to get used to the zoo. They _______ the woods.

The word that best fits the blank space is:

• hated

• missed

• watched

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

At the circus, the clowns were so tall! They were walking on stilts. They looked so funny high up in the air. I thought they would all fall.

• big shoes

• tall sticks

• short legs

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Birds and squirrels live in trees. Frogs and fish inhabit the water. Bears and deer inhabit the woods. Animals live in all kinds of homes.

• dance in

• live in

• play in

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Cars move very fast. Buses and trucks do too. Always be ________ when you cross a street. Be sure to look both ways.

The word that best fits the blank space is:

• first

• careful

• funny

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The wind blew very hard. I walked into the house. I did not have to ________ the door behind me. The wind did it for me.

The word that best fits the blank space is:

• open

• catch

• close

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4