Context Clues
What is the meaning of the word "frigid" in the sentence: "The frigid temperatures caused the lake to freeze over"?
What is very cold?
The crop that gives the most food to humans and animals in the United States is corn. Most of the corn grown is for use as animal feed. The farmers of the United States produce about one half of all the corn grown in the world.
What is the central idea? a. Corn is grown as feed for humans and animals. b. Corn is grown all over the world. c. Corn is important as it is used for many things.
a. Corn is grown as feed for humans and animals.
This text structure presents information in the order in which it occurred. You can usually create a timeline using this structure.
What is chronological order?
If you want to find where to locate something in a book, what text feature can you use.
table of contents
Knowing the prefix "re" helped the reader know that "reappear" means A. appear again B. not appear C. appear out of thin air D. appear loudly
What is A. appear again.
The detective scrutinized the evidence for any clues that would help solve the crime," what does the word "scrutinized" mean?
What is carefully examined or inspected?
One of the most welcome sights in the desert is the cactus. The cactus is a plant that can store large amounts of water. It has a thick, tough skin to keep the water in. There are many kinds of cacti. Some grow as tall as 50 feet.
What is the central idea? a. The cactus grows in most parts of the world. b. The cactus is a beautiful-looking plant. c. The cactus is designed for storing water.
c. The cactus is designed for storing water.
This text structure presents a problem and offers one or more solutions.
What is problem and solution?
You need to find the coordinates of Richmond, Virginia, what resource would be the best to use?
map
"Such trips were often hard, though." Which meaning of the word "hard" is used in this sentence? A. firm B. stern C. solid D. difficult
What is D. difficult.
"The aroma of fresh-baked cookies wafted through the house," what does the word "aroma" mean?
What is a smell or a scent?
There are about 2,000 kinds of bats. They come in many sizes. bats are rather strange looking animals. They are soft and furry with large ears. Bats can not run or walk. They usually eat insects. Bats are the only mammals that fly.
What is the central idea? a. Bats are unusual mammals. b. Bats move by runnung and flying. c. Bats look like many other animals.
a. Bats are unusual mammals.
This text structure presents similarities and differences between two or more subjects.
What is compare and contrast?
To find the meaning of a vocabulary word, where would you look?
What is in a glossary or footnote?
Which phrase shows an example of a simile? A. "The ground was still white with a blanket of snow." B. "Peanut disappeared from his yard two days ago." C. "He could see tracks made by tiny bird feet and by large deer hooves." D. "He was like a good luck charm."
What is D. "He was like a good luck charm."
"The young girl was ecstatic when she found out she had won the contest," what does the word "ecstatic" mean?
What is extremely happy or overjoyed?
Cats are popular house pets. Cats come in a variety of colors. Some cats have long hair and some have short hair. There are cats that have no tails. Cats can have eyes of many different colors. A cat can be solid color, more than one color, or striped.
What is the central dea? a. Cats make the best house pet. b. Cats are very similar. c. There is much variety in the cat family.
c. There is much variety in the cat family.
This text structure presents a topic and then provides information about its parts.
What is description?
Your teacher said you used the word "great" in your report way to much. Where would you go to find words to use instead of great in your report?
What is a thesaurus?
"Grandma Bea learned this recipe from her mother, and she has passed it on to each of her children." What does this sentence suggest about Bea's French toast? A. It is easy to make. B. Anybody could make this kind of French toast. C. This recipe for French toast has special meaning. D. This French toast tastes terrible.
What is C. This recipe for French toast has special meaning.
What type of context clue is used in the following sentence: "The athlete was elated when she found out she had won the championship, and her face lit up with joy."
synonym context clue: joy
Chocolate is a popular food. Today we think of it mainly as a candy. Years ago, it started out as a drink. All chocolate is made from the beans of the cacao tree. There are many steps to follow in turning cacao beans into the kind of chocolate we eat.
What is the central idea? a. Making chocolate is a long process. b. Chocolate is high in vitamins. c. Chocolate has few uses.
a. Making chocolate is a long process.
"The heavy rain caused the river to overflow its banks, leading to flooding in nearby homes and businesses."
What is cause and effect?
If you want to know the parts of an object what text feature would be beneficial?
diagram
"Get up on stage and shine like a star!" This contains an example of A. simile B. metaphor C. personification D. alliteration
What is A. simile.