Context clues for vocabulary words

Unworthy buildings should be demolished to make room for modern construction.

What is the best example of what the word demolished means in the sentence above?

• wrecked

• avoided

• involved

• utilized

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

If you want to achieve your goal, your must persevere despite all obstacles.

What is the most likely meaning of the word persevere as it is used in the sentence?

• create change

• move away

• keep going

• give up

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

I found myself constantly pondering the question: "How could anyone do these things?"

What does the word pondering most likely mean?

• trying to understand

• trying to escape

• a feeling of embarrassment

• feeling motivated by

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The long hike up to the mountains was grueling.

What does grueling mean in the sentence above?

• loud

• easy

• funny

• tiring

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.

What does the word parched mean in the sentence above?

• hungry

• thirsty

• tired

• dry

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

If you have trouble understanding a word in a passage or sentence of a story, you may want to read previous words or the end of the sentence to determine what the word means. What is this strategy known as?

• scanning

• context clues

• inferring

• text messaging

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

Again they searched meticulously, but no keys. Where could they be? They've looked EVERYWHERE!

If you did something meticulously, you would be-

• looking and working very carefully

• finding a missing item

• trying to finish quickly.

• feeling silly.

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?

• her father walked in

• relaxing with a magazine

• sounding annoyed, too.

• can you help me

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!"

The word that best defines adamant is-

• happy

• nervous

• unsure

• stubborn

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Dan did not enjoy his job as a dishwasher. It was monotonous work, doing the same thing over and over.

What does monotonous mean in the sentence above?

• disgusted

• boring

• dangerous

• inspiring

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4