Vocabulary
Comprehension
Context Clues
Is/Am/Are
Vocabulary
100

"to know about a subject by studying or practicing it"

learn

100

Why is Carmen upset when she first runs to her father?

She feels like she does not belong.

100

When do we use context clues?

Context clues can be used when we see a word that we don't understand.

100

My brother _____ in eleventh grade.

is

100

What vocabulary word means "plain"

ordinary

200

"Something new and different"

change

200

Why does the magnolia tree become special to Carmen?

Her father used it to help explain something to her.

200

True or False: The words "Definition" is one of the ways that context clues can be identified in a sentence.

True

200

Sheila's grandparents _____ from Colombia.

are

200

What vocabulary word means "not familiar"

strange

300

What is the definition of the word "angry"

to be mad at someone or something

300

Why does Carmen's father talk with her about grafting trees?

to show how she will have room to grow in Georgia

300

What is a synonym?

A word that means the same thing as another word. 

Example: Small and Little

300

I ___ fives feet seven inches tall.

am

300

"A person who comes to live in a new country"

immigrant

400

What is the definition of the word "wanting to know more about something"

curious

400

What does Carmen mean when she says she is an American?

She is a mixture of old and new.

400

What is an antonym?

A word that means the opposite of another word. 

Example: Big and Small

400

Michael ____ from Chicago.

is

400

What is the definition of the word "leave"

"to go away from a place"

500

Use the word "ordinary" in a sentence.

I had an ordinary day at school, nothing exciting happened. 

500

What does it mean that Carmen is like a mango tree and a magnolia tree?

It means that she can be Cuban (Mango tree) and American (Magnolia tree) at the same time.

500

What are the 5 ways in which we can identify context clues?

Synonym, Antonym, Definition, Inference, Example

500

You ____ a very fast runner.

are

500

Use the word "curious" in a sentence.

I am curious to learn more about my teacher.

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