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Context Clues

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wolves like to stay in their pack. They do not like to leave the group.

Pack means...

a)

A bag

b)

A box

c)

A group

d)

A store

2.

We bought our groceries at a store that gets food from local farms. The farms are close to our home.

Local means....

a)

country

b)

hot

c)

old

d)

near our home

3.

We did not do a good job on our homework so our teacher made us redo it.

redo means...

a)

forget it

b)

throw it away

c)

colour it

d)

do it again

4.

During the winter, a tree's branches are bare.

bare means...

a)

a big animal

b)

full of leaves

c)

empty

d)

has lots of fruits

5.

Please give me a moment to figure out the answer to that math problem.

moment means..

a)

hint

b)

an idea

c)

bit of time

d)

joke

6.

The wet and hungry cat was helpless.

helpless means....

a)

helped us

b)

couldn't help itself

c)

helps a lot

d)

cute

7.

The squirrel dashed into the street. My mom tried not to hit it with the car.

dashed means...

a)

crawled

b)

danced

c)

tiptoe

d)

ran quickly

8.

I have a slight idea about how to figure out that math problem, but I am not sure.

slight means....

a)

great

b)

bright

c)

small

d)

no idea

9.

The man who owns the bank is wealthy. He owns a business and he has a lot of money.

wealthy means....

a)

smart

b)

rich

c)

funny

d)

happy

10.

There are small yellow flowers growing in the field by the school. Please be careful not to trample the flowers as you walk across the field. Watch each step you take so the school can keep these pretty flowers safe.


What does the word trample mean in this paragraph?

a)

pick up

b)

jump over

c)

step on

d)

throw down

11.

We are always very careful around Mr. Sutton's dog Buster. The neighbors say the dog is vicious. Buster runs to the fence and barks at us, so we are a little scared of him.


Based on the context clues in the paragraph, what is the meaning of vicious?

a)

sweet

b)

playful

c)

fun to be around

d)

very mean

12.

Amber took a cookie away from her little sister. She tried to conceal the cookie by putting it in her pocket. She did not want her mom to see it.


What is the meaning of the word conceal?

a)

hide

b)

take

c)

eat

d)

tease

13.

Monica always loses when she plays checkers with her older brother Greg. Today, she hopes to finally defeat him. Monica believes that she can finally win.


The word defeat most likely means

a)

lose

b)

play

c)

beat

d)

give

14.

Campbell finished her second piece of cake. She reached for another piece, but her mother stopped her. She said that Campbell had eaten sufficient pieces of cake for one day.


What does the word sufficient mean?

a)

delicious

b)

enough

c)

large

d)

small

15.

Belinda is very cautious when she crosses the street. She does not want to get hit by a car. She always looks both ways. She walks across when the street is clear.


What is the meaning of cautious in the passage above?

a)

excited

b)

tired

c)

angry

d)

careful