Context Clues Fast Practice Reading Passage

Read this sentence from paragraph 2.

“Quick, stop playing and help me clean up,” I implored.

What does the use of the word implored suggest?

• A. The sister feels tired from all the chores she has to do on her own.

• B. The sister feels cheerful that her parents put her in charge.

• C. The sister is desperately asking for her brothers’ to help.

• D. The sister is angrily asking her brothers to do their part.

Read this sentence from paragraph 2.

"My request, of course, fell on deaf ears."

What does the phrase “fell on deaf ears” suggest?

• A. The two brothers could not hear their sister’s request.

• B. The two brothers were not in the room during the request.

• C. The two brothers are hearing impaired (deaf).

• D. The two brothers ignored their sister’s request.

PART A

Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

His face turned as white as a ghost.

What does the phrase “as white as a ghost” help the reader understand about the youngest brother?

• A. The youngest brother wanted to disappear like a ghost because of what happened.

• B. The youngest brother turned pale white in the face as a result of the fear he felt.

• C. The youngest brother spent too much time indoors and needed to go out for some sun.

• D. The youngest brother was annoyed at his sister for not catching the football.

PART B

Which detail from the story helps the reader understand the meaning of the phrase “as white as a

ghost”?

• A. “Instead, my youngest brother thought it’d be funny to throw the football at my head.”

• B. “There was no hiding it.”

• C. “They can be so annoying when they don’t listen, especially when I really need them to help.”

• D. “‘Oh no!’ my brother said… ‘Please don’t tell mom,’ he begged.”

In paragraph 1, what does the sister (author) mean by saying she had the “joy” of looking after

her two younger brothers?

• A. The sister enjoyed babysitting her brothers while doing chores with them.

• B. Her parents would reward her for looking after her brothers.

• C. The sister was being sarcastic and did not really enjoy looking after her brothers.

• D. The sister felt that it would be a happy experience looking after her siblings.