Vocabulary • Ch 2 - Grade 6 • Context Clues

She cut the cake into halves to share with her friends.

 

What does the word 'halves' mean?

• Giving advice or helpful suggestions

• Being good enough or sufficient

• Two equal parts of a whole

• Able to speak or write easily

The hunter tracked his prey to a deep quarry.

 

What does the word 'quarry' mean?

• A place where rocks or minerals are extracted

• A barrier to block or stop something

• Dried grape that is sweet and chewy

• Very good at doing something

She felt a sense of relief wash over her as she finally completed her final exam.

 

What does the word 'relief' mean?

• Very good at doing something

• Giving advice or helpful suggestions

• Feeling better after being worried or scared

• A person who makes important decisions for a place

The senator delivered a powerful speech on the importance of education reform.

 

What does the word 'senator' mean?

• A soft, absorbent cleaning tool

• Most people or things in a group

• Keeping something hidden or a secret

• A person who makes important decisions for a place

She used a sponge to clean the dishes.

 

What does the word 'sponge' mean?

• A person who makes important decisions for a place

• Very good at doing something

• Dried grape that is sweet and chewy

• A soft, absorbent cleaning tool

She used a coupon to get a discount on her groceries.

 

What does the word 'coupon' mean?

• A place where rocks or minerals are extracted

• A soft, absorbent cleaning tool

• Giving advice or helpful suggestions

• A small slip of paper that gives you a discount on something you buy

The astronauts encountered an alien creature on their mission to outer space.

 

What does the word 'alien' mean?

• Very good at doing something

• Giving advice or helpful suggestions

• A soft, absorbent cleaning tool

• A creature from another planet

The protesters used a barricade to block the entrance of the building.

 

What does the word 'barricade' mean?

• Feeling better after being worried or scared

• A barrier to block or stop something

• Being good enough or sufficient

• Keeping something hidden or a secret

She displayed her skillful technique during the performance.

 

What does the word 'skillful' mean?

• Giving advice or helpful suggestions

• Very good at doing something

• A soft, absorbent cleaning tool

• Understanding or information gained through learning

She maintained a strict policy of secrecy regarding her personal life.

 

What does the word 'secrecy' mean?

• Being good enough or sufficient

• Keeping something hidden or a secret

• Dried grape that is sweet and chewy

• Cooking meat and vegetables on a grill