Using Context Clues

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

Jimmy was oblivious to his baby sister's crying because he had his headphones in and couldn't hear her.

• obvious

• Unaware

• mindful

• concern

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The chewing gum plummeted to the ground when he spat it out from the 5th floor window.

• ascend

• shoot up

• fell

• raise

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Amelia licked the envelope and sealed it before sticking it in the mailbox.

• closed

• open

• animal

• wrote on it

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The glass plate shattered when it fell to the ground.

• Made a loud noise

• broke into pieces

• bouncing

• remained whole

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The students anticipated the summer break after passing the fifth grade reading test.

• looked forward to

• dreaded

• regretted

• missed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

After hearing the bad news, the kids were devastated.

• happy

• excited

• bored

• very sad

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The girl complained that the boy was peering at her paper during the test.

• talking

• befriending

• Looking

• searching for

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

Expansion of the outer fence meant that more of the farm would be protected from trespassers.

• something made larger

• something made smaller

• something purchased by someone else

• blowing something up

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

• remove

• call

• explain

• stop

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E