Vocabulary • Ch 1 - Grade 5 • Context Clues

The farmer owns a large acre of land for growing crops.

 

What does the word 'acre' mean?

• Not graceful or coordinated in movement

• A unit for measuring land area

• A vegetable preserved in vinegar or brine

• To hold things tightly together

The hiker successfully climbed to the summit of the mountain.

 

What does the word 'climbed' mean?

• A device that sprays water for cleaning

• A thick, rigid material used for packaging

• To go up something, like stairs

• To state something is true or false

She enjoys an active lifestyle, participating in sports and outdoor activities regularly.

 

What does the word 'active' mean?

• Engaged in physical or mental activity

• A sign or indication of something

• A device that sprays water for cleaning

• A unit for measuring land area

He used a clamp to secure the wooden pieces together.

 

What does the word 'clamp' mean?

• Engaged in physical or mental activity

• To hold things tightly together

• To weave strands of hair together

• A vegetable preserved in vinegar or brine

The treasure chest was hidden at the bottom of the ocean.

 

What does the word 'bottom' mean?

• To temporarily take something that belongs to someone else

• The lowest part of something

• Hard and not easily changing shape

• To hold things tightly together

She carefully organized her clothes in the closet.

 

What does the word 'closet' mean?

• A device that sprays water for cleaning

• A small, enclosed space for storing things

• To state something is true or false

• Not graceful or coordinated in movement

She took a refreshing shower after a long day at work.

 

What does the word 'shower' mean?

• The money you pay to mail something

• A vegetable preserved in vinegar or brine

• Not graceful or coordinated in movement

• A device that sprays water for cleaning

The children built a fort out of cardboard boxes.

 

What does the word 'cardboard' mean?

• A big, strong building where kings lived

• To hold things tightly together

• A thick, rigid material used for packaging

• A unit for measuring land area

The traffic light turned green, signaling us to proceed.

 

What does the word 'signal' mean?

• Being aware and ready to respond quickly

• A sign or indication of something

• A unit for measuring land area

• An open area of grassy land

She made a false claim about witnessing the accident.

 

What does the word 'claim' mean?

• To weave strands of hair together

• A small, enclosed space for storing things

• To state something is true or false

• A big, strong building where kings lived