Context Clues

Never walk alone at night. It is essential for you to go with at least one person. Essential means....

• Not important 
• Very important 
• Acceptable 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Brea and Elizabeth are having a dispute over which radio station to play at work. It would be so much simpler if they both liked the same kind of music.

A dispute is a __________.

• musical instrument

• choice of music

• discovery

• disagreement

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CCSS.L.5.5C

The new student on our soccer team is a novice because they are just learning how to play.

• expert

• skilled

• beginner

• energetic

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

It’s a wonder to me how anyone can still be undecided about this election. These two candidates are certainly distinct. Each would lead our nation in opposite directions.

What does “distinct” mean?

• needing a bath

• dishonest

• clearly different

• about the same age

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Ms. Hallett did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was famished by dinnertime.

• dizzy

• tired

• full

• hungry

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Mr. Huge was very proud of his auto superstore. “We have such an extensive selection of cars,” he said, “so everyone should find a vehicle that he or she will love!”

The word “extensive” means __________.

• costing a lot of money

• large amount

• having no color

• not enough

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Please give me a moment to figure out the answer to that math problem.

Moment means...

• hint

• bit of time

• an idea

• joke

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Friendship is a priceless thing. If Chris put a price, or conditions, on her friendship, it’s no longer priceless. In fact, it’s not real friendship at all!

If something is priceless, __________.

• it has a missing tag

• it has no value

• it has great value

• it is made out of rice

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Anna loves to read. She frequently spends Sundays curled up with a book. Frequently means....

• Never
• Sometimes
• Often 

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

The reporter insisted that the letter he used was authentic. He said that he had shown it to many experts before he used it in his story.

When something is authentic, it’s ________.

• genuine, or real

• carefully written

• full of tasty worms

• very old

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C