Context Clues Assessment

We did not do a good job on our homework so our teacher made us redo it.

redo means...

• colour it

• colour it

• forget it

• do it again

U.S.A. is an acronym for the United States of America.

• description

• abbreviation

• password

• neighbor

The squirrel dashed into the street. My mom tried not to hit it with the car.

dashed means...

• ran quickly

• danced

• crawled

• tiptoe

I have a slight idea about how to figure out that math problem, but I am not sure.

slight means....

• small

• bright

• no idea

• great

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?

• jump over

• throw down

• pick up

• step on

We are always very careful around Mr. Sutton's dog Buster. The neighbors say the dog is vicious. Buster runs to the fence and barks at us, so we are a little scared of him.

Based on the context clues in the paragraph, what is the meaning of vicious?

• very mean

• playful

• sweet

• fun to be around

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?

• take

• tease

• eat

• hide

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

• play

• 
  lose

• beat

• 
  give

Belinda is very cautious when she crosses the street. She does not want to get hit by a car. She always looks both ways. She walks across when the street is clear.

What is the meaning of cautious in the passage above?

• angry

• tired

• excited

• careful

Read the passage: Chloe's mom was eager to volunteer in her daughter's classroom. She arrived an hour early so she'd be the first in line to sign up.

What does eager mean?

• unsure how to do something

• too lazy to do something

• too busy to do something

• very excited to do something