Context Clues

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The road was closed on the way to school, so we had to find an alternate route to get there.

• smooth

• substitute

• jumbled

• difficult

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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If you don't comply with the rules at the swimming pool, the lifeguard makes you sit out of the pool for five minutes.

• obey

• ignore

• reject

• disapprove

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

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I tried to recreate the delicious cupcakes from Sam's birthday party, but they tasted bland and boring.

• spectacular

• tasty

• interesting

• flavorless

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

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My unclue said that our hike would be easy, but it had rained a lot and the path turned out to be really slippery and treacherous.

• easy

• dangerous

• safe

• dependable

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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It is dangerous to deprive yourself of water because you can become weak and dehydrated.

• offer

• supply

• withhold

• present

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

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We built a sandcastle on the beach that deteriorated when a storm came and washed it away.

• improved

• grew

• crumbled

• burned

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

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I found myself in a predicament when it was time to order dessert. I wanted a caramel sundae AND chocolate cake!

• bind

• solutiion

• benefit

• deal

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

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My family opened a new restaurant last summer. We were worried that it might not be successful, but it has actually been very lucrative.

• pointless

• unfortunate

• hopeless

• successful

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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I got an email that said I won a gift card worth a $1,000,000. It turns out that all my friends got the same email and it was a hoax. None of us will ever lay our hands on that gift card.

• realization

• job

• truth

• trick

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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The neighbor's swimming pool was contaminated with bacteria. They had to close the poole for a week while it got cleaned up.

• flawless

• pure

• polluted

• mended

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4