Context Clues

What are context clues?

• the moral of the story
• what the text is mostly about
• why an author writes a story
• clues that good readers use to find the meaning of unknown words

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

When do you use context clues?

• When you can't spell a word
• When you don't know where to find a word in a text
• When you don't know the meaning of a word while reading
• When you're bored

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Context clues is a strategy that good readers use to find the meaning of ______________ words. 

• crazy
• perfect
• unusual
• unknown

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

We did not do a good job on our homework so our teacher made us redo it.

redo means...

• forget it

• color it

• throw it away

• do it again

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

During the winter, a tree's branches are bare.

bare means...

• a big animal

• empty

• full of leaves

• has lots of fruit

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The squirrel dashed into the street. My mom tried not to hit it with the car.

dashed means...

• crawled

• tiptoed

• danced

• ran quickly

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Andy decided to terminate his membership to the health club. He was ready to stop paying the monthly fee.

What does the word terminate mean in the sentence above?

• Continue

• Stop

• alter

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

When I was taking the trash out at night, I saw a bat fly in the air.

• animal

• wooden stick

• tool

• garbage

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

As the mailman delivered the mail, he heard a loud bark from inside the house.

• beeping

• tree covering

• a dog's noise

• yell

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

If you can run fast, you should join the running team.

• container

• able to

• have to

• bottle

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C