Tuck Everlasting - Context Clues

"The people would have noticed the giant ash tree at the center of the wood, and then, in time, they'd have noticed the little spring bubbling up among its roots in spite if the pebbles piled there to conceal it."

Conceal most likely means:

• hide

• strange

• balance

• comical

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4

"The frog was squatting on a low stump and she might not have noticed it, for it looked more like a mushroom than a living creature sitting there."

What does the word 'squatting' mean?

• soaring

• crouching

• croaking

• rasping

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4

"An ancient green-plush sofa lolled alone in the center, like yet another mossy fallen log, facing a soot-streaked fireplace still deep in last winter's ashes."

What does the word 'lolled' mean?

• rough

• drooped

• stirred

• changed

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

But on reaching the shadows of the first trees, the path veered sharply, swung out in a wide arc as if, for the first time, it had reason to think where it was going, and passed around."

What does the word 'arc' mean?

• curve

• together

• waterway

• lane

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

"Mae Tuck's round face wrinkled in dismay. 'Dear Lord, don't cry! Please don't cry, child!' she implored."

What does the word 'implored' mean?

• begged

• disgusted

• whispered

• pulled

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Mae said soothingly, 'Why, of course you do, child. That's only natural. I'll take you home. I promised I would, soon's we've explained a bit as to why you got to promise you'll never tell about the spring."

What does the word 'soothingly' mean?

• maddeningly

• forever

• bravely

• comfortingly

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"'Look here, toad,' she said, thrusting her arms through the bars of the fence and plucking at the weeds on the other side."

What does the word 'thrusting' mean?

• ending

• dribbling

• jolting

• stretching

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"The melody faltered. Another few widely spaced notes plinked, and then it stopped."

What does the word 'faltered' mean?

• bellowed

• endlessly

• bounced

• hesitated

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Winnie revived, sniffing, and was able to ride the horse again, perched behind Mae."

What does the word 'revived' mean?

• fainted

• fell

• recovered

• aimed

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"As soon as I saw they'd arrived at their destination, I turned around and came directly back."

What does the word 'destination' mean?

• extra

• purpose

• endpoint

• basis

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4