Context Clues with Cloze Sentences

Mara was feeling apprehensive about the camping trip. She had never slept in a tent before. What if there were bears or mountain lions? She was very ________________.

What does the word "apprehensive" mean?

• worried

• angry

• excited

• in pain

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

We left the campsite after spending a wretched night in torrential rain with a ripped tent. We were very ___________________.

• miserable

• wonderful

• comfortable

• angry

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Maybe you mislaid the keys in a cabinet, instead of putting them where they belong. You have ______________ your keys.

• lost

• found

• mixed

• looked for

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The teacher was appalled, by the honey-covered homework the student turned in. She was _______________________.

• Pleased

• Surprised

• Frustrated

• Disgusted

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Aaron is a wonderful piano player, but Sophia is more versatile; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. She is very ___________.

• boring

• exciting

• skillful

• skinny

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

As the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen, making it almost impossible for the hikers to see her.The deer was_______________________.

• very cold

• visible

• not moving

• melted

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The VIGILANT guards stayed up all night to make sure no one came near the castle.

What does the word VIGILANT mean?

• sick

• watchful

• superior

• youthful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The robber tried to __________ the scene of the crime, but the police managed to catch him.

• select

• conceal

• organize

• flee

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

If you park your car on the _______, it might roll all the way down.

• slope

• driveway

• level

• sidewalk

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The FRIGID water made Elizabeth’s teeth chatter and her lips turn blue. Elizabeth was ___________________.

• cold

• clean

• green

• warm

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4