Context Clues Practice

Greg PONDERED the question of what to wear on his first day of school, because he wanted to make a good first impression.

• thought carefully about

• tried to forget about

• searched for

• got rid of

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

During harvest season, there is a large QUANTITY of fruits and vegetables that needs to be picked.

• length

• question

• amount

• fruit

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Unlike the NIMBLE dancers in her ballet class, Kate was clumsy and awkward as she spun around the dance floor.

• friendly

• graceful

• slow

• stylish

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

1. The drought in Northern India was UNPRECENDENTED; something that had never happened before, so the people were not prepared.

• familiar

• unlucky

• never known before

• exciting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Our attempts to open the door were FUTILE; it was locked tightly and we didn’t have the key.

• confident

• easy

• open minded

• useless

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

On my last day of summer camp, my favorite counselor gave me a keychain as a KEEPSAKE to remember the time we shared.

• ticket

• souvenir

• joke

• punishment

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

In The Lion King, Simba wanted VENGEANCE for his father's death; Scar had killed Simba’s father to take power.

• revenge

• money

• certainty

• help

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What does the underlined word mean?

If my mother had mended my pants while the rip was small, it would not have gotten so much bigger.

• ripped

• fixed

• bought

• worn

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the underlined word mean?

I glimpsed outside my bedroom window and saw a new family moving in next door.

• cried

• yelled

• looked

• stood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

What does the underlined word mean?

While most of the children ran around the playground, the football players sat in a cluster talking about the game.

• group

• line

• distance

• bench

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A