Context Clues

Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

• many abilities
• boring
• not skilled
• exciting

Animals live in DIVERSE and varied communities. What is the meaning of the word DIVERSE?
 

• very different
• the same
• weird
• muggy

Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.” What does the word SHROUDED mean?

• Covered
• ruined
• bounced
• invisible

We thought that Mrs. Kerner would be very DISTRAUGHT when told that Antonio broke Ms.Pate's pointer; however, she took the news very calmly. What does the word DISTRAUGHT mean?
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• anxious
• upset
• happy
• fearful

Our new alarm system will wake up the entire neighborhood if an intruder gets in the house.
An intruder is someone who intrudes. To INTRUDE is to

• paint or repair old building.
• wear your shoes on the wrong feet
• go where you are not wanted or don't belong
• make a lot of noise to disrupt the quiet in an area
  

Tyler PREDICTED his results for his fantasy football team would win. What does the word PREDICTED mean?

• to change
• to understand
• to tell ahead of time
• to kick

The rest of the class was excited for school to be out except for Teddy and Bobby who were MOURNFUL at the thought of leaving Ms.Pate. What is the meaning of the word MOURNFUL?

• happy
• depressed
• silly
• anxious

Skylar won the election for School President because she was a dependable leader. She was always there when you needed her.
What does the word DEPENDABLE mean?

• sassy and sarcastic
• rude and mean
• sad and distant
• trustworthy and reliable

Ms. Hallett did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was FAMISHED by dinnertime.
Based on the sentence above, what does FAMISHED mean?

• tired
• full
• dizzy
• hungry

What is a context clue?

• personification
• word or words that are hints to tell you the meaning  of part of the text
• Words that start with the same letter
• Metaphors