Context clues

Example: Nutritious foods, such as fruits and vegetables, help our bodies grow.

What is the best meaning of the word nutritious?

• frozen

• sweet

• colorful

• healthy

What is a context clue?

• Clues that readers use to find the meaning of unknown words.

• Clues that readers use to figure out the setting.

• Clues that readers use to figure out the character's names.

• Clues that readers use to find out the theme of the story.

At the restaurant we were offered a variety of beverages, like milk and ice tea.

• bread
• silverware
• drinks
• milk

What can you use as context clues?

• Pictures

• Words you know

• Examples and definitions

• All of the above

Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street

• crosswalks
• walkers
• stoplights
• parrots

His mother gets anxious if he stays outside after dark.

• nervous
• silly
• happy
• sleepy

The sweltering weather made the baseball game very uncomfortable. We tried using paper fans, but it didn't help much.

• rainy

• windy

• stormy

• very hot

My parents decided to update their kitchen. So, yesterday my dad let me demolish the cabinets with a sledgehammer!

• fix

• build

• break apart

• fill up with food

The parade will commence as soon as it stops raining.

• to end

• to command

• to cause a delay

• to start or begin

Every time I ask my mom to do something, she tells me that she will be there to help me in "five minutes." I have learned over the years that her five minutes is not a literal five minutes, but that she'll be there as as soon as she can.
What does the word literal mean?

• the actual meaning
• using figurative language
• an exaggeration