Context Clues

Read the sentence below. Then use it to answer the question.

The ground squirrels hibernates, sleeping for months during 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 the cold temperatures

Read the sentence below. Then use it to answer the question.

The ground squirrels hibernates, sleeping for months during the winter.

What words help you understand the meaning of hibernates?

• "ground" and "squirrel"

• "ground squirrel" and "months"

• "sleeping" and "during the winter"

• "months" and "winter"

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The fur on the polar bear helps 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 or take in

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The fur on the polar bear helps them repel, or keep away, cold water.

What words help you understand the meaning of repel?

• "keep away"

• "fur on polar bears"

• "cold water"

• "helps them"