Vocabulary • Ch 4 - Grade 5 • Context Clues

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

 

What does the word 'acre' mean?

• Not paying attention or being careful

• In reality or truly

• Combining two or more numbers together

• A unit for measuring land area

The hiker successfully climbed to the summit of the mountain.

 

What does the word 'climbed' mean?

• The money you pay to mail something

• The act of reaching a destination

• To go up something, like stairs

• A thought or a plan

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

 

What does the word 'active' mean?

• A list of things to do or discuss

• A shiny, round gem found in the ocean

• Objects in a home for sitting or storing

• Engaged in physical or mental activity

He used a clamp to secure the wooden pieces together.

 

What does the word 'clamp' mean?

• To make something new or bring into existence

• To hold things tightly together

• To think something will happen or come

• A leafy green vegetable that people eat

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

 

What does the word 'bottom' mean?

• A period of 100 years

• To become conscious after sleeping or resting

• The lowest part of something

• Objects in a home for sitting or storing

She carefully organized her clothes in the closet.

 

What does the word 'closet' mean?

• To become conscious after sleeping or resting

• A place to park cars at home

• The ability to do work or make things happen

• A small, enclosed space for storing things

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

 

What does the word 'shower' mean?

• A valuable and precious shiny stone

• A band that goes around the neck

• A device that sprays water for cleaning

• A tool used to remove pencil marks

The children built a fort out of cardboard boxes.

 

What does the word 'cardboard' mean?

• A thick, rigid material used for packaging

• Engaged in a physical conflict or battle

• To rule or be in charge

• A tool used to remove pencil marks

The traffic light turned green, signaling us to proceed.

 

What does the word 'signal' mean?

• A slippery substance used to reduce friction

• The ability to do work or make things happen

• To provide food and support for growth

• A sign or indication of something

She made a false claim about witnessing the accident.

 

What does the word 'claim' mean?

• A gas that helps living things breathe

• To state something is true or false

• A vegetable preserved in vinegar or brine

• When something has been consumed as food