Context Clues

The ragglesnaff girl stole her sister’s cookie.

What does ragglesnaff mean?

• slow

• kind

• cruel

• irritated

Even when they shouted at my mother, she maintained her dignity, holding her head up high as she was marched off the protest site.

What does dignity mean?

• worth honor or respect

• with anger

• very proud

• loud and outspoken

The mouse tumphed on the cheese

What does tumphed mean?

• breathed

• slobbered

• nibbled

• ignored

The rays from the rising sun shined splendidly through our kitchen window.

What does splendidly mean?

• Horribly

• Ugly

• Dimly

• Lovely

Her mother’s ancestors came from France many years ago.

What does ancestors mean?

• Someone who lives now

• Someone who lived in the past

• Someone who moved

• Someone who did not move

Cody grabbed his heavy jumble-bumble and headed out the door. One of the books smacked him on the back as he ran.

What is a jumble-bumble?

• Sweater

• Headphones

• Lunchbox

• Backpack

Alyssa took her time when she wrote in cursive, slowly making each word out of an elegant series of arcs and loops.

What does elegant mean?

• very slow

• very fast

• very messy

• very nice

Gemma and Brayden looked at the atlas to find India.

What does atlas mean?

• map

• book

• paper

• scroll

September was rushed to the hospital after she had an adverse reaction to the medicine.

What does adverse mean?

• Healing

• Harmful

• Soothing

• Helpful

Timothy raised his funglehopper high, light shooting from the end and illuminating the trees in front of him.

What does funglehopper mean?

• Flashlight

• Pencil

• Spoon

• Stick