Context Clues Q1

It has been an extremely brutal summer with very hot temperature.

• harsh

• windy

• gentle

• pleasant

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

She offered a feeble excuse for her late work and they could tell that she was not telling the truth.

• truthful

• excellent

• weak

• unhealthy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.

• type of plastic

• mixture of metals

• kind of sword

• kind of liquid

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

The continents are slowly drifting apart. Since they are not stationary, North and South America will one day separate entirely.

• paper to write letters

• staying in one place

• land

• melting slowly

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

They kept the horses in the livery while they were being watered and fed.

• house

• stable

• dark opening

• hay filled bucket

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Leah was making jam. When she finished filling the jaws and putting on the lids, she used paraffin to make sure no air would enter the jar,

• juice from fruit

• wax used for sealing

• paper

• hot water

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

The fifty pound pumpkin was gargantuan in size.

• small

• average

• huge

• colorful

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.

• secretive

• lazy

• crazy

• talkative

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

The mummies of Egypt are very old. So people thing Egyptians had special ways of embalming. Actually, it was the dry air that helped them preserve the dead.

• making pyramids

• keeping things alive

• keeping things from smelling bad

• keeping the dead from decaying

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.2

The mellifluous voice of the robin sang smoothly and pleasantly, marking the beginning of the spring

• sweet or musical

• harsh or grating

• soft or quiet

• loud or annoying

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4