Dictionary Context Clues

When her family had been invited to raise a barn, she thought it would be boring and begged to stay behind. According to their neighbor, all the men in the community were invited to participate and help in the construction. It was supposed to take at the most two days and she had thought she would only be sitting around alone or running errands for the grownups. The women were busy providing food and drink and the younger children, like herself, were allowed to roam free. She’d already made several friends. It was like a long wonderful party. She was glad her mom had insisted she’d come and that most of the reservations she had about the barn raising were wrong. Look at the dictionary entry below. reservation / re-zər-ˈvā-shən/ n. 1. An arrangement to have something held for use at a later time 2. A feeling of doubt or uncertainty about something 3. An area of land in the U.S. that is kept separate as a place for Native Americans to live 4. Something reserved The word reservations means –

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“And this is where you’ll sleep while you work here,” Farmer Joe said a bit ashamed. Oscar looked at his new quarters admiringly. The room was tiny and unkempt, but it had a bed and a place for him to sit and look out the window. It had been a long while since he’d been able to sleep on a bed. Look at the dictionary entry below. quarter / kwawr-ter/ n. 1. One of four equal parts into which something can be divided 2. A United States coin worth 25 cents 3. A particular division or district of a city 4. A dwelling place What does the word quarter mean?

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What do you use in a sentence in order to make an intelligent guess about the meaning of a word?

• prior knowledge

• buildings

• theories

• clues

What do textbook writers and authors use to help the readers understand the meaning of words.

• Context Clues

• Dictionaries

• Writings

• Text

What is the meaning of the word reverts as it is used in the paragraph above?

• stands up straight

• peeks at presents

• drinks too much eggnog

• goes back to being what he was

A "belligerent" person is likely to be:

• Peaceful

• Aggressive

• Friendly

• Indifferent

Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?

• can you help me

• her father walked in 

• sounding annoyed, too

• relaxing with a magazine

When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?

• Look for clues in the sentence

• Ask your teacher

• Look it up in the dictionary

• Skip it

Which properties help a piece of wood float on water?

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What does the word denounced mean in the sentence below?

The investigative journalist denounced

the mayor for smuggling city money and

lying to taxpayers.

• forgave

• spoke to

• openly criticized

• arrested