Context Clues in Narratives
Use the context clues in the sentences to find the meaning of the italicized word. To get this question correct, you'll need to tell me what the word means, AND what the clues were that told you that meaning.
Taylor and Brad sat down at their desk and started looking at the materials for their science experiment. One of the materials was a strange red liquid that neither of them had ever seen before. Taylor asked his teacher what it was and made a joke about it looking like fruit punch. "It may look like fruit punch, but this liquid is not edible! It could make you very sick if you drank it!" warned Mrs. Strode.
Edible means able to be eaten.
Clues: Mrs. Strode saying that if you drank the liquid you would get sick shows that this is not something you are able to eat or drink. The word "but" also showed that she was about to describe a difference between the liquid and fruit punch.
Use the context clues in the sentences to find the meaning of the italicized word. To get this question correct, you'll need to tell me what the word means, AND what the clues were that told you that meaning.
Life for immigrants in America has not always been easy, especially in the early 1800's. They would leave their homes and come to America looking for freedom and a better chance at a wealthier life, but often faced far more challenges than they expected once they got here.
An immigrant is someone who moves to a different country than where they originally lived.
Clues: It said they would leave their homes and move to America.
The following question is multiple choice. This means your team will only need to give a letter as your answer. What is the meaning of the italicized word?
While unpacking, we all chatted, trying to figure each other out and learn about one another.
a) a shape
b) to calculate
c) someone's body shape
d) to make sense of
D. The other options are definitions for the word figure, but not the one we need for this sentence. D is a verb which matches the way figure is used in the sentence. The only other verb was calculate and that doesn't make sense here.
Name two pronouns you'd see in 1st person and two pronouns you'd see in third person.
Teacher decides
What is the only number that has the same number of letters as its value (amount)?
The number 4 has 4 letters.
Use the context clues in the sentences to find the meaning of the italicized word. To get this question correct, you'll need to tell me what the word means, AND what the clues were that told you that meaning.
While Tabitha was on her walk, she saw the strangest-looking creature she had ever laid eyes on. It was green and slimy and did not look like any other animal she'd ever seen, so she could not identify it. She would have to do some research to be able to put a name to this creature.
Identify means to name or figure out what something is.
Clues: The part about her never seeing anything like it shows that she would not be able to name it. Also, the last sentence has the definition in it.
Use the context clues in the sentences to find the meaning of the italicized word. To get this question correct, you'll need to tell me what the word means, AND what the clues were that told you that meaning.
Have you ever wondered how many snowflakes fall each year? Scientists say that about 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (1 septillion) ice crystals fall from the sky each year in the US alone. This measure is approximate as the amount of snowfall changes year to year.
Approximate means not exact but close to it.
Clues: the word "about" that comes right before the number shows the measurement is not exact. Also, the last sentence explains that the answer can't be exact since the amount of snow that falls each year changes.
The following question is multiple choice. This means your team will only need to give a letter as your answer. What is the meaning of the italicized word?
Who knows what the point of that was, but eventually I started talking to Jared, who, wouldn’t you know, loves salami and cheese sandwiches just like I do.
A) sharp end
B) purpose
C) unit
D) position
B. All of the choices were nouns, and were definitions of the word point, but only B made sense.
I'm reading a text where the pronouns are mostly I, me, and my, although the narrator does use he and she occasionally. The narrator is also a character in the story. What point of view would this text be?
1st person
This one is tricky so you can have 2 guesses! What is the hottest thing that you can find in the sky?
lightning. (5 times hotter than the sun)
Use the context clues in the sentences to find the meaning of the italicized word. To get this question correct, you'll need to tell me what the word means, AND what the clues were that told you that meaning.
Tony and his father were trying to build a birdhouse. His father handed him a short piece of wood and showed tony where to attach it. "Should it be going accross the top from side to side, or does this piece need to be verticle?" Tony asked his dad. "Oh, we'll definitely want this piece going straight up and down" answered his father.
Verticle describes the position or direction of something as going up and down. If you put your pencil with the eraser on your desk and the lead pointing to the ceiling, your pencil is verticle. When it is laying on its side, it is not verticle.
Clues: the word "or" in Tony's question shows he is about to describe something different than accross from side to side. Tony's father';s answer had the definition in it.
Use the context clues in the sentences to find the meaning of the italicized word. To get this question correct, you'll need to tell me what the word means, AND what the clues were that told you that meaning.
In 1920, the 19th amendment was finally ratified. This amendment being approved and added to the constitution meant that women could vote in America.
Ratified means accepted or approved.
Clues: The following sentence provided the definition
The following question is multiple choice. This means your team will only need to give a letter as your answer. What is the meaning of the italicized word?
Although he had attended camp as a camper for many years, this was the first time he’d be in charge of the boys in the cabin.
A) sentence someone to a crime
B) control
C) cost
D) run towards something
B. B and C are boh nouns but only B makes sense. They are all definitions of the word charge.
What can you infer about Meg from the following information:
Meg got to class late today. She ran in, out of breath, and dropped her water bottle as she tried to quickly settle in. Everyone looked at her because of the loud noise. Meg got red in the face and there were tears forming in her eyes. She went straight to her seat and burried her face in her arms.
she's shy, struggling to get ready for her day, easily embarrassed, stressed, in a hurry, had a rough morning, or any other answer your teacher chooses to accept.
This one is tricky so you can have 2 guesses! How many noses does a snail have?
4
Use the context clues in the sentences to find the meaning of the italicized word. To get this question correct, you'll need to tell me what the word means, AND what the clues were that told you that meaning.
All of the kids were enjoying the lake, jumping in, and playing games in the water. However, Sam was reluctant to get in. He wasn't the strongest swimmer and he didn't want to get embarrassed in front of the other kids.
Reluctant means someone is hesitating or not sure if they want to do something.
Clues: the word "however" shows that what Sam is doing is different than the other kids who are jumping in and playing in the water. Also, the last sentence gives you information about his perspective that allows you to infer what reluctant means.
Use the context clues in the sentences to find the meaning of the italicized word. To get this question correct, you'll need to tell me what the word means, AND what the clues were that told you that meaning.
In one of the reading units from this year, our essential question asked us why laws continue to change over the years. In order to learn about some of these changes that have taken place, we took a closer at amendments to the constitution.
An amendment is a change.
Clues: the sentence says that they looked at amendments as an example of change.
The following question is multiple choice. This means your team will only need to give a letter as your answer. What is the meaning of the italicized word?
I'm not sure the best way to pick out produce at the grocery store. I always end up picking something too mushy or too hard.
a) fruits and vegetables
b) to create something
c) to destroy something
d) bread
A. A and B are both definitions of produce. A is a noun which is how it is used in a sentence. C and D do not make sense.
What inference can you make about Terry from the following information?
Terry was having his first day at Elkins Elementary. Tom was the class clown and thought that making Terry laugh would be a great way to become friends with him. "Your hair is so bright red I may have to put sunglasses on to look at it!" Tom said to Terry at recess. Terry smiled and chuckled, but didn't say much. Tom thought his joke was a success. Later that day, their teacher paired up Terry and Tom for an activity. When Terry got this news, he just stared down at his feet. He barely spoke to Tom during their work time as partners.
Terry did not like Tom's joke
Fill in the blank!
Much like the shark who can only swim one direction, kangaroos can't walk ______________.
backwards
Use the context clues in the sentences to find the meaning of the italicized word. To get this question correct, you'll need to tell me what the word means, AND what the clues were that told you that meaning.
Tatum turned in his worksheet feeling proud that he had finished his assignment. To his surprise, his teacher immediately told him he needed to return to his seat and redo the assgnment. "Miss Shores, why do I have to redo this? I checked all my answers!" Tatum asked his teacher. "The answers might be correct, but they are illegible. How can I give you credit for an answer that I can't even read?" explained Miss Shores.
Illegible means not clear enough to be read. It is the antonym of the word legible.
Clues: The answer is in Miss Shores's answer to him.
Use the context clues in the sentences to find the meaning of the italicized word. To get this question correct, you'll need to tell me what the word means, AND what the clues were that told you that meaning.
In order for consumers to survive in nature, we need producers. Producers produce their own energy from the sun, which is how they got their name, however, consumers can't do this.
A consumer is an animal who eats other organisms to survive.
Clues: it says they can't make their own food and rely on producers.
The following question is multiple choice. This means your team will only need to give a letter as your answer. What is the meaning of the italicized word?
Mrs. Evans will need to see the records that I have of how many assignments this student is missing.
a) a disk that you listen to with music on it
b) to keep track of
c) something that is used to keep track
d) to create a video or audio of something.
C. All of these are definitions of record, but here it is used as a noun and is describing something that was used to keep track of assignments.
Think of someone you know who may have a different perspective on cell phones than you do. To get these points, you must also explain how and why their perspective would be different than yours.
Teacher decides
True or false?
If you could drive to space, it would take about 1 hour to get there.
True! The Kármán line, which is the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space, is at an altitude about 62 miles above sea level. This means if you could drive straight up going 60mph, you would arrive in outer space in just over an hour's time