Clue Meaning /Practice
Meaning clues are:
A. Words that rhyme
B. Words around an unknown word that help you understand it
C. Words that tell us the definition
D. Words at the end of a story
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B. Words around an unknown word that help you understand it
Sensors near a volcano can detect movement before an eruption.
What does detect most likely mean?
A. Build
B. See something happening
C. Destroy
D. Feel or notice something happening
D. Feel or notice something happening
The ground began to tremble, shake, and move, which was a sign of an earthquake.
What does tremble most likely mean?
A. Become still
B. Shake slightly
C. Break apart
D. Grow taller
B. Shake slightly ✅
Which word is a synonym for enormous?
A. Tiny
B. Huge
C. Tall
D. Quiet
B. Huge
Scientists who study blank are called geologists.
What most likely does geologists mean?
A. People who study animals
B. People who study rocks and Earth
C. People who study stars
D. People who study weather
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B. People who study rocks and Earth
What is an adjective?
A. A word that shows action
B. A word that names a person
C. A word that describes a noun
D. A word that shows time
C. A word that describes a noun
The scientist used special tools to monitor, or carefully watch, the volcano.
What does monitor mean?
A. Carefully observe or watch
B. Carefully record
C. Destroy
D. Build
A. Carefully observe or watch ✅
Which word is an adjective in this sentence?
The destructive storm caused major damage to the town.
A. storm
B. caused
C. destructive
D. town
C. destructive
Destructive describes the noun storm, so it is an adjective.
Earthquakes, tsunamis, and eruptions are natural disasters.
What does natural disasters mean?
A. Bad events
B. Events that cause damage in nature
C. The weather cycle
D. Games people play
B. Events that cause damage in nature
Which sentence gives a definition clue?
A. The magma cooled quickly.
B. Granite is hard.
C. A tsunami, a huge ocean wave, can cause flooding.
D. The volcano erupted loudly.
C. A tsunami, a huge ocean wave, can cause flooding.
Scientists predicted the eruption after noticing warning signs like rising heat and shaking ground.
What are warning signs?
A. The ground shaking
B. Loud noises
C. Weather reports
D. Clues that something may happen soon
D. Clues that something may happen soon
Which word is a verb?
A. Mountain
B. Quickly
C. Erupt
D. Heavy
C. Erupt ✅
Which is a signal word that would be used in a passage that may show examples?
A. Because
B. Main idea
C. Such as
D. After
Which adjective best describes a tsunami?
A. Quiet
B. Enormous
C. Tiny
D. Dry
B. Enormous
Volcanoes can be destructive, meaning they can ruin land and buildings.
What does destructive mean?
A. Able to cause damage
B. Make Changes
C. Lava
D. Construct
A. Able to cause damage ✅
Which sentence shows correct punctuation?
A. Watch out the volcano is erupting
B. Watch out the volcano is erupting,
C. Watch out the volcano is erupting.
D. Watch out, the volcano is erupting!
D. Watch out, the volcano is erupting! ✅
Which sentence gives an example clue?.
A. Natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes cause damage.
B. Sediment forms rock.
C. Rocks are heavy.
D. Lava is hot.
A. Natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes cause damage. ✅
What is an idiom?
A. A word that means exactly what it says
B. A group of words with a different meaning than the literal meaning
C. A science word
D. A spelling rule
B. A group of words with a different meaning than the literal meaning
Which word is an adjective in this sentence?
“The powerful earthquake shook the city.”
A. earthquake
B. shook
C. Powerful
D. city
C. Powerful
Explanation:
Powerful describes the noun earthquake.
Adjective= a word describing a noun
How many stars are on the American flag and what do they represent?
50 stars — the 50 states ✅