Context Clues

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

• walked

• ran

• sweated

• hiked

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

• happily

• dangerously

• gracefully

• hopefully

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

We often travel to New England in autumn to see the bright colors of the foliage.

• buildings

• trees

• mountains

• leaves

The mood was somber at the funeral of the former president.

• serious

• fearful

• social

• lively

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

The impudent boy was assigned a detention for his inappropriate behavior that occurred during the guest speaker's presentation.

• silly

• young

• rude

• unhappy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.

• fun

• cloudy

• gloomy

• busy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

Conner's constant prevaricating caused most of his teachers not to believe him.

• lying

• crying

• being late

• talking

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Super Smart Sam's inability to understand the math problem had a dilatory effect on his homework completion.

• happy

• hurrying

• delaying

• funny

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RL.6.4

The propitious weather report encouraged the families to go ahead with their picnic.

• upcoming

• uncertain

• current

• favorable

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Nate knew his Language Art's teacher was persnickety, so he made sure his penmanship was legible, he capitalized proper nouns, looked up any words he did not know how to spell, and used all the correct punctuation.

• lazy

• picky

• old-school

• smart

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.W.6.4