Context Clues

Lauren felt very quiggly when she earned an excellent grade on her math test.

What does quiggly mean?

• disappointed

• pleased

• overwhelemed

Jack wanted to kipple as fast as he could when he saw a snake slithering toward him. What does the word kipple mean?

• scream

• sprint

• ride

My babysitter and I went to the razatad to swing and play on the playground. What does razatad mean?

• park

• grocery store

• lake

The weather outside is wrimly. The sky is dark and the clouds are black. What does wrimly mean?

• snowy

• sunny

• stormy

Ms. Smith went home early today because she was feeling queasy with a headache. What does queasy mean?

• hungry

• sick

• enthusiastic

We put rins on our hands before we went outside to play in the snow.

What are rins?

• shoes

• socks

• mittens

Ryan forgot to shut the front door at home. The dogs were meandering somewhere in the neighborhood. What does meandering mean?

• wander

• barking

• sleeping

I was cross at school yesterday because I woke up late.

What does cross mean?

• thrilled

• happy

• cranky

The muffins were fervent when we took them out of the oven.

What does fervent mean?

• very cold

• very hot

• soggy

He gave a tepid performance and did not try his best. What does the word tepid mean?

• wonderful

• uneager

• passionate