Context Clues

After Gavin’s mom told him that she didn’t have time to take him to a movie, he sulked all afternoon. Whats does sulked mean?

• smiled

• pouted

• walked

• worried

My grandpa has been in the hospital for ten days. We visited him yesterday, and he looked very frail. I hope he gets better soon. What does frail mean?

• weak

• afraid

• happy

• strong

Let’s go have our picnic on the bank. It will be fun to watch the boats sail by. What does bank mean?

• a place where people can save money

• a place where people can spend mone

• the land alongside a river or a lake

• the side of a mountain

The empty car rolled down the hill and came to a halt after it crashed into a telephone pole. What does halt mean?

• fast speed

• stop

• sign

• parking space

Jared and Ryan have always been foes. Jared is jealous of how Ryan is good at every sport, and Ryan thinks Jared is a know-it-all. What does foes mean?

• friends

• cousins

• enemies

• partner

“When I was young, I used to be limber like you,” Grandma told me. “I could do cartwheels and flips. But then I got old, and my body became stiff.” What does limber mean?

• flexible

• smart

• pretty

• tall

Dad tethered the boat to the dock so that it wouldn’t float away while we visited with our friends. What does tethered mean?

• filled it up with gas

• pushed

• pulled

• tied

My mom has to pay ten dollars to replace a library book that my younger sister wrote in. I can’t check out any more books until Mom pays the fine. What does fine mean?

• something that is good

• a sum of money that you must pay

• very small

• a sum of money that is given to you as a

  gift

My grandpa labored in the coal mine for thirty-two years. What does labored mean?

• worked

• hunted

• cleaned

• sang

There are many vendors at the farmer’s market. A vendor is a person who sells things. What does vendors mean?

• writer

• farmer

• seller

• server