Context Clues
What is a context clue?
A hint in a passage that leads the reader into finding what a word means
What is a main idea?
the most important or central thought of a passage
Joanne’s mother came up to the school to get the cell phone the teacher had confiscated. What is the meaning of confiscated?
To take or seize with authority
A penny for your thoughts? If it’s a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it’s uncirculated, it’d easily fetch $25,000 at an auction. Now that’s a pretty penny.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A)The rarity and value of a penny from 1943
B)What pennies looked like in World War 2
C)What are pretty pennies
D)How to easily fetch 25,000 dollars
A
Max was sick of quarreling with his wife about money when all he wanted to do was enjoy her company. What is the meaning of quarrel?
a heated argument or disagreement
Debate- an opposing arguemented discussion about a topic
Which sentence uses debate correctly?
A)We agreed that everyone debated the movie.
B)The movie debated the first mission to Mars.
C)We debated about which movie was the best.
D)The movie debated us because we could not agree
C
Is the word incense used correctly?
My neighbor often likes to burn incense and we can smell it from our house too.
True