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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a context clue?
Clues that readers use to find the meaning of unknown words.
Clues that readers use to figure out the setting.
Clues that readers use to figure out the character's names.
Clues that readers use to find out the theme of the story.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What can you use as context clues?
Pictures
Words you know
Examples and definitions
All of the above
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAt the restaurant we were offered a variety of beverages, like milk and ice tea.breadsilverwaredrinksmilk
- 4. Multiple ChoicePedestrians should look both ways before crossing the streetcrosswalkswalkersstoplightsparrots
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHis mother gets anxious if he stays outside after dark.nervoussillyhappysleepy
- 6. Multiple Choice
Sally hopes her new boss is affable. Her old boss was very cold and grouchy, and it was impossible to talk to him.
female
friendly and polite
unfriendly and impolite
having many years of experience
- 7. Multiple Choice
It is easy to see my brother's disdain for TikTok. When he sees me dancing, he starts to grumble and leaves the room.
to have a fear of something
to have a strong dislike for something
to listen carefully
to watch carefully
- 8. Multiple Choice
The sweltering weather made the baseball game very uncomfortable. We tried using paper fans, but it didn't help much.
rainy
windy
stormy
very hot
- 9. Multiple Choice
My parents decided to update their kitchen. So, yesterday my dad let me demolish the cabinets with a sledgehammer!
fix
build
break apart
fill up with food
- 10. Multiple Choice
The parade will commence as soon as it stops raining.
to end
to command
to cause a delay
to start or begin
- 11. Multiple Choice
My father's favorite SALUTATION is "Howdy, friend!"
signal
greeting
sentence
question
- 12. Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence that uses the underlined word in the same way.
The ending of this story doesn't make any sense.
Wanda lost her SENSE of smell while she had a cold.
The birds could SENSE that there was a cat nearby.
There was no SENSE to Tom's money-making scheme.
Aunt Harriet has a great SENSE of humor.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIt was night and the storm was raging. The big ship was tossed like a cork in the ocean. When the captain noticed that they were almost ashore, he saw a lighthouse, shining its beacon in the middle of the darkness. The captain steered the ship away from the rocks and guided it safely to land.
What does the word beacon mean?a light as a signal or warninga radio transmitter for a ship or aircrafta roadside sign - 14. Multiple ChoiceYesterday we went to an amusement park. The first ride we went on was an extreme roller coaster. The recording at the beginning reminded us to stay seated during the entire duration of the ride.
What does duration mean?hard worka whole daythe time something continues - 15. Multiple ChoiceEvery time I ask my mom to do something, she tells me that she will be there to help me in "five minutes." I have learned over the years that her five minutes is not a literal five minutes, but that she'll be there as as soon as she can.
What does the word literal mean?the actual meaningusing figurative languagean exaggeration - 16. Multiple ChoiceI heard my mom and dad in the kitchen yesterday morning. It was Saturday, so I decided to try to sleep in. Unfortunately, the distinct smell of pancakes came drifting up to my room and made me hungry. I got out of bed and headed downstairs for breakfast.
What does the word distinct mean?the same as everything elseordinaryeasily recognized - 17. Multiple ChoiceBased on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:
They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.NervousDiscouragedExcitedRelieved - 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the correct meaning of the word bark in the sentence?
Please do not pull the bark off of the tree.A dog's voiceThe covering of a tree - 19. Multiple ChoiceDavid knew that the
advanced studies program
was rigorous. It would require
a great deal of reading and homework. Still, he felt he was up for the challenge.boringdifficultsurprisingshocking - 20. Multiple ChoiceThe shallow river was usually easy for hikers to
wade across. However, the
recent heavy rains had turned it into a rushing torrent, too treacherous to cross.dangerouswetmuddyfoggy - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags