RL 3.4 Context Clues

Jackie plunged into the lake. She made a big splash and swam around with her friends.

To plunge means to

• walk

• dive

• drown

• run

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Jason's mom bakes delicious cookies. They are so yummy. The last time she baked cookies, he ate all of them. Jason cannot get enough of his mom's cookies.

If something is delicious, it must be

• chewy

• yummy

• hard

• grass

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Charles has a really neat possession. He has owned his bike since Christmas. It was a gift from his grandma. The bike is red and shiny, and he rides it everywhere. Someday, he wants to own a car.

A possession is something that someone

• owns

• gives

• borrows

• rents

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Alex thought about building his tree house on a stumpy tree. Although it was wide, it was not tall at all. Alex looked for another tree. He soon found one that was both wide and tall. It was perfect for his tree house.

What does the word stumpy mean?

• big and scary

• short and wide

• short and skinny

• big and old

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Furball and Poochie get along well together. They love each other very much. They hardly ever have a quarrel.

A quarrel is a

• nap

• fight

• hug

• bath

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Sawyer is very anxious to go home after school. He just got a new puppy. He cannot wait to go home and play with him.

In this sentence, anxious means

• unhappy

• careful

• angry

• excited

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Eric chuckled as he thought of his plan. He loved playing jokes on people. April Fool's Day was the best day of the year to Eric. He laughed again. He would really get his dad this year!

What does the word chuckled mean?

• laughed

• tripped

• cried

• yelled

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Ms. Smith announced to the kids in her class that they would be going on a field trip to the zoo. She also told the kids to bring their lunches on the day of the trip. Ms. Smith knew the kids would have a great time.

If the teacher announced something, then she

• brought kids' lunches

• took the kids to the zoo

• told the kids something

• asked the kids a question

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Ricky is so cruel. He pulled Sarah's hair. He also pushed Marty into the mud. Nobody likes Ricky.

Which of the following means the same as cruel?

• silly

• mean

• nice

• sad

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Jeanette was weary. She stayed up all night doing her homework. Jeanette knew she would fall asleep in class because she was so tired.

What does the word weary mean?

• excited

• awake

• angry

• tired

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4