Reading Context Clues

We got a glimpse of the boat as it zipped across the lake.
What does glimpse mean?

• stay away

• soak with water

• quick look

• come near

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses.

• easily noticed

• beautiful

• sleeping

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The shallow river was usually easy for hikers to
wade across. However, the
recent heavy rains had turned it into a rushing torrent, too treacherous to cross. 

• dangerous

• wet

• muddy

• foggy

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Grandpa was in a jovial mood, making jokes and laughing at everything. 

• crazy

• happy

• irritable

• angry

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Using context clues, what does the word "benevolent" most likely mean in a sentence about a king who was loved by his people for his benevolent rule?

• Cruel

• Kind

• Indifferent

• Tyrannical

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

As the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen, making it almost impossible for the hikers to see her.

In the paragraph above, the word frozen means ---.

• very cold

• visible

• not moving

• not melted

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The new place was so big that he was able to expand the size of the building and make it bigger

• a. F

• b. G

• c. H

• d. J

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Based on context clues in the passage below, truncated means ______________.

I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.

• Finished

• Cut short 

• Boring

• Too long

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Ana was envious of her friend's new doll collection.

• cozy

• happy

• jealous

• tired

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

In order to not impede the construction effort and to help the job get done quicker the town closed the road and kept people away.

• Tear Up

• Slow down

• Run into

• Talk about

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B