Context Clues

Rosa did not eat breakfast or lunch, so she was famished by dinnertime.

• dizzy

• tired

• full

• hungry

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Everyone thought Steven was a genius because he got a perfect score on all of his homework and tests in school.

• brain

• idiot

• inability

• Smart person

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

The glass plate shattered when it fell to the ground.

• Made a loud noise

• break into pieces

• bouncing

• remain whole

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Ms. Evans was elated because our class was respectful and responsible.

• mad

• tired

• happy

• hungry

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The students begged their teacher to permit them to play games.

• deny

• watch

• understand

• allow

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

There are small yellow flowers growing in the field by the school. Please be careful not to trample the flowers as you walk across the field. Watch each step you take so the school can keep these pretty flowers safe.

What does the word trample mean in this paragraph?

• pick up

• jump over

• step on

• throw down

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Amber took a cookie away from her little sister. She tried to conceal the cookie by putting it in her pocket. She did not want her mom to see it.

What is the meaning of the word conceal?

• hide

• take

• eat

• tease

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

Monica always loses when she plays checkers with her older brother Greg. Today, she hopes to finally defeat him. Monica believes that she can finally win.

The word defeat most likely means

• lose

• play

• beat

• give

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

Alice finished her second piece of cake. She reached for another piece, but her mother stopped her. She said that Alice had eaten sufficient pieces of cake for one day.

What does the word sufficient mean?

• delicious

• enough

• large

• small

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Our dog Twizzler keeps running away. We keep him confined, but he always finds a way out of the backyard. He likes to dig under the fence.

The word confined most likely means the same as

• closed in

• loose

• well fed

• away

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C