Context Clues

The flood caused harmful mold to grow on the walls of our old house and made it uninhabitable.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word uninhabitable?

• a place that is good to live in

• a place that is NOT good to live in

• older

• younger

To prepare the gym for the big dance, we adorned the walls with balloons and colorful streamers.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word adorned?

• to make something ugly

• to make something beautiful

• painted

I just wanted to set the table quickly and be done with it, but my mother scrupulously arranged each napkin, dish, and utensil until they were in perfect alignment.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word scrupulously?

• in a careful way

• in a careless way

• strangely

After Mom found the half-eaten cake, the dog crouched furtively behind the couch.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of furtively?

• done in a way to avoid attention

• done in a way to attract attention

• done in a way to make someone happy

The soldier was awarded 4 medals for meritorious conduct on the battlefield.

What word is a context clue that helped you figure out that meritorious means "deserving reward or praise?"

• awarded

• soldier

• battlefield

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

• very different
• the same
• weird
• muggy

Cherrymars's mother was IRATE because she talked back to her and had a bad attitude all day long.
Based on the sentence above, IRATE probably means what?

• angry
• passive
• jolly
• pleased

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