Context Clues
Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behavior. You really hurt your chances of winning!
What does rash mean?
a. an itchy skin condition
b. funny
c. unconscious
d. with little thought or consideration
What is d. with little thought or consideration?
Jack’s bill for dinner for him and his wife was $46. He left a 20% tip. How much tip did he leave?
What is $9.20?
This punctuation mark goes at the end of an exclamatory sentence.
What is an exclamation point?
Solve for x.
3x + 1 = 10
What is x = 3?
Solve the below inequality.
7 + 2x < 11
What is x < 2?
Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research.
What does “esteemed” mean?
a. held over boiling water
b. very old
c. smart
d. greatly admired
What is d. greatly admired?
The price of a shirt went down from $50 to $40. What was the percent change?
This punctuation goes at the end of an interrogative sentence.
What is a question mark?
Solve for b.
5 + 1/7b = -2
What is b = -49?
Solve the following inequality.
7 – 2x ≥ 15
What is x ≤ -4?
I believe that if you lower taxes so that people can keep more of the money they earn, it will be an incentive for them to work harder.
What is the meaning of “incentive?"
a. a reason to do something
b. a small amount of money
c. a tax
d. a good job
What is a. a reason to do something?
Sean guessed there were 300 gumballs in a jar. There were actually 400 gumballs. What was the percent error in his guess?
What is 25%?
This punctuation goes before listed items, between the chapter of a verse, between the hour and minute, and after the salutation of a business letter.
What is a colon?
Emmie had a birthday party at the movies. It cost $27 for the pizza and $7.50 per friend for the movie tickets. Write an equation that shows how to find how many friends were there if she spent $109.50.
What is 27 + 7.5f = 109.5?
Kristen needs $200 for a new video game system. She has already saved $40. She earns $8 an hour at her babysitting job. Write and solve an inequality to find how many hours she will need to work to buy the game system.
What is 40 + 8h ≥ 200?
She needs to work at least 20 hours.
Most of America's Founding Fathers did not believe in women's suffrage. Only men could vote in the United States until 1920.
What is “suffrage?"
a. something that causes physical pain
b. needs
c. thoughts
d. the right to vote
What is d. the right to vote?
Billy has $2,000 in his savings account. He earns 10% annually. How much simple interest will he earn after 2 years? (i=prt)
What is $400.00?
This punctuation is used to show ownership.
What is an apostrophe?
Write an equation that represents the following and solve.
A car rental company charges $30 a day to rent a car and $0.05 per mile. If Mr. Miller rented a car for 2 days and his bill was $100, how many miles did he travel?
what is 60 + .05m = 100?
What is m = 800 miles?
A rental car company charges $35 plus $0.20 per mile to rent a car. Mr. Blythe does not want to spend over $150 for his rental car. Write and solve an inequality to see how many miles he can drive.
What is 35 + .2m ≤ 150?
He cannot drive over 575 miles.
No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous.
What does "ubiquitous" mean?
a. taking over
b. it is everywhere
c. it costs too much money
d. all knowing
What is b. it is everywhere?
Beatrice bought a shirt that cost $50. The shirt had a 25% discount and a sales tax of 7%. What was the final cost of the shirt?
What is $40.13?
What is a comma?
Analyze the below work. Is there an error? If so, what is the error?
-¾x + 5 = 25
-¾x +5-5 = 25 - 5
-¾x = 20
-¾ / ¾ = 20 / ¾
x = 20 / ¾ = 20 x 4/3 = 80/3
What is "There was an error in the work. They should have divided by -¾ instead of ¾?"
Analyze the below problem to see if there is an error. If so, what is the error?
-10x - 5 > 35
-10x - 5 + 5 > 35+5
-10x > 40
-10x/-10 = 40/-10
X > -4
What is "The problem is not correct. They forgot to flip the sign when they divided by a negative. "
X < -4