Context Clues

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

redo means...

• forget it

• throw it away

• colour it

• do it again

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

During the winter, a tree's branches are bare.

bare means...

• a big animal

• full of leaves

• empty

• has lots of fruits

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

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

dashed means...

• crawled

• danced

• tiptoe

• ran quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

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

slight means....

• great

• bright

• small

• no idea

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

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

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?

• sweet

• playful

• fun to be around

• very mean

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

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.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

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.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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?

• excited

• tired

• angry

• careful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

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?

• very excited to do something

• too busy to do something

• unsure how to do something

• too lazy to do something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4