Wk 34 Context Clues

There are some advantages to having a writer in your family. One of the best things about it is the stories my dad tells me at night.

What is the meaning of advantages?

• good things

• differences

• costs

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The tiger, protecting her cub, snarled, spit, and bared her teeth at the zookeeper.

What does bared mean?

• licked

• showed

• hid

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Octopuses have no bones which makes them very flexible. They sometimes squeeze their bodies into empty bottles, cans, and even coconut shells.

What does flexible mean?

• colorful and bright

• dangerous

• able to bend shape easily

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

I looked at all the green trees and bushes in the rainforest. Everything looked so lush.

What is the meaning of the word lush?

• thick with green plants

• wet with rain

• odd or unusual

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

With thick layers of fat beneath their dense white fur, polar bears thrive even in the coldest weather.

What does the word thrive mean?

• shiver

• fight

• stay healthy

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The chili cook-off is held annually in May. Mother tries new recipes all year long, hoping to find one that could be a winner.

What does the word annually mean?

• every week

• every year

• every month

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

Evie and Greg had a silly dispute over who was a more loyal fan of the Houston Rockets.

What does dispute mean?

• poem

• talk

• argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

A family of raccoons now resides under our house. We see them every night when they come out to look for food.

What does resides mean?

• eats

• runs

• lives

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

We could hear the shouts and laughter of the children playing a boisterous game on the playground.

What does boisterous mean?

• noisy and wild

• boring

• quiet

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Mom gets anxious if we're not home on time, so we called her on the cell phone to say we would be late.

What does anxious mean?

• hungry

• worried

• loud

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4