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Context Clues 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Three ships _____ into the harbor. 
a)
legs
b)
sailed
c)
brick
d)
squirrel
2.
Two _____ were playing with kites in the park. 
a)
moon
b)
spring
c)
boys
d)
guess
3.
Men were _____ the camels. 
a)
loading
b)
glass
c)
fork
d)
dish
4.
I needed to _____ the spelling with a dictionary.
a)
tree
b)
blocks
c)
dish
d)
check
5.
The shape of a fish's _____ indicates what it eats.
a)
mail
b)
brown
c)
mouth
d)
train
6.
Abe Lincoln wanted to _____ the Union. 
a)
bird
b)
brownie
c)
heart
d)
save
7.
The _____ never seemed to agree about anything.
a)
neighbors
b)
fair
c)
right
d)
fleet
8.
He was _____ the teacher would not like him.
a)
running
b)
afraid
c)
loser
d)
friendly
9.
Fish use their _____ to catch and tear their food.
a)
jaws
b)
bread
c)
seething
d)
dancer
10.
Leaves almost hid our _____ .
a)
promised
b)
sad
c)
swam
d)
porch
11.
A galaxy is a vast collection of _____ . 
a)
refused
b)
stars
c)
past 
d)
suggestion
12.
A _____ is organized into a beginning, a middle, and an end.  
a)
knew
b)
yellow
c)
story
d)
voice
13.
Beaches are crowded with people eager to get a _____ . 
a)
suntan 
b)
tiny
c)
street
d)
trash 
14.
The box mix _____ two dozen brownies.
a)
quick 
b)
stove
c)
makes 
d)
stars
15.
The young _____ were driving through the hot, barren desert in Arizona. 
a)
private
b)
women
c)
blouses
d)
weather
16.
_____ are ruled by a queen.
a)
Fingers
b)
Grapes
c)
Sleeps
d)
Ants
17.
Like people, ants distribute the _____ to be done.
a)
hive
b)
stack
c)
work
d)
somehow
18.
We walked to the village and waited for the _____ to open the market.
a)
townspeople
b)
pigeons
c)
dislike
d)
regret
19.
" Now don't you dare _____ all over town without gas!"  she would say to us when we started off.  
a)
enjoyed
b)
necklace
c)
difficult
d)
drive
20.
The _____ of  a tree trunk is called the heartwood. 
a)
grass
b)
center
c)
please
d)
harm
21.
Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, is _____ on the Tigris River. 
a)
stunned
b)
located
c)
moon
d)
answer
22.
The principal told the teachers to _____ the cleanup contest.
a)
announce
b)
box
c)
soon
d)
pink
23.
Everything in _____ had a spiritual life for the Eskimos.
a)
sheep
b)
flute
c)
nature
d)
flatfoot
24.
America has often been called the _____ of opportunity.
a)
lake
b)
twice
c)
strong
d)
land
25.
The _____ Indian's sand picture was beautiful.
a)
tried
b)
traced
c)
absolve
d)
old