Vocabulary • Ch 5 - Grade 6 • Context Clues

The walruses basked on the ice floes and dove into the frigid water to hunt for food.

 

What does the word 'walruses' mean?

• Going to different places for a journey

• Large marine mammals with long tusks

• A group that provides supplies to soldiers

• A person born from their parents

She meticulously folded the paper into a beautiful origami crane.

 

What does the word 'origami' mean?

• Not straight or directly to the point

• The art of folding paper into shapes

• A store that sells candy and sweets

• Going to different places for a journey

We watched a delightful matinee performance at the theater.

 

What does the word 'matinee' mean?

• A movie or show in the afternoon

• Large marine mammals with long tusks

• Used to group words or clarify meaning

• Person who writes and creates plays

The anemometer measures wind speed and direction.

 

What does the word 'anemometer' mean?

• A person born from their parents

• A small tree that is grown in a pot

• Person who writes and creates plays

• Tool to measure wind speed

She carefully pruned and shaped her bonsai tree.

 

What does the word 'bonsai' mean?

• A group that provides supplies to soldiers

• A small tree that is grown in a pot

• A type of scented liquid for the body

• Tool to measure wind speed