Context Clues

The towering mountains seem to touch the sky. The clue touch the sky helps me understand that towering means-----

• very far

• very tall

• very short

• very

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What does the word "announce" mean in the sentence above?

• to annoy

• to be excited

• to keep a secret

• to tell others or make known

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

What does the word "current" mean in the sentence?

• where someone has lived in the past

• where someone will live in the future

• where someone lives right now.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What phrase or clue from the text helped the you know the meaning of "current" in the sentence? 

• the house

• live in now

• address

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the word dash mean?

• run in a hurry

• run slowly

• walk

• jump very fast

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

What word clue from the text help you know the meaning of "dashes"?

• for practice

• Randy is late

• across the field

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the word eager mean in the sentence?

• afraid

• excited

• nervous

• curious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which phrase or clue from the text helped you understand the meaning of the word eager?

• game to start

• children

• jump up and down

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the word cinema mean from the sentence?

• movie

• park

• the mall

• a cell phone

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What phrase or clues from the text help you understand what the word cinema means?

• nothing made her

• Josie loved to

• watching on the big screen

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E