Context Clues
Making Inferences
Predictions
Main Idea
Irregular verbs
100

Vivid
The artist used bright, vivid colors to make the painting look alive and exciting.

What is bright, vibrant,intense?

100
Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home. Make an inference about why Ted rode home.
What is "Nobody was home"?
100
Jay was in a pie eating contest. He wanted to win. The winner would be the person who could eat the most pie in twenty minutes. The winner would get a prize. After twenty minutes, no one had eaten as many pies as Jay. Make a prediction about what will happen in the contest.
What is "Jay will win the contest and get a prize"?
100

There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska. What is the main idea of this text passage? 

A. Bears live in North America. 

B. Bears are dangerous.

C. There are many kinds of bears.

What is "There are many kinds of bears."

100

Give the past, present and future form of the verb "drive"

drove

drive
will drive 

200

Reluctant
She was reluctant to try the new food because she wasn’t sure if she would like it.

What is hesitant or unwilling? 

200
Sara walked into the large room. The woman behind the desk smiled at her. Sara looked around. There were hundreds of magazines in the room. There were thousands of books! Other children were in the room, sitting and reading books. Sara walked up to the woman. "Can you help me find a book?" she asked. Make an inference about where Sara is.
What is "Sara is in the library."
200
Julie and her mother went shopping. First, they went to the bank. Inside the bank there was a large box where money was kept. Julie's mother told Julie not to touch the box or an alarm would go off. Julie touched the box by mistake. Make a prediction about what will happen.
What is "An alarm will go off"?
200

Bats are fascinating animals. They are not birds, they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark. Which is the main idea of this text passage?

A. Bats are flying mammals.

B. Bats are fascinating animals. 

C. Some bats eat fruit.

What is "Bats are fascinating animals."

200

Give the past, present and future form of the verb "keep"

kept

keep

will keep

300

Predict
Based on the dark clouds, I predict that it will rain soon.

What is to say what will happen in the future?

300
Nina held the glass jar very carefully. The teacher told the students to be careful because the experiment could explode. Slowly, Nina poured the green liquid into a glass jar. She wiped the edge of the jar and set it on the table. Next, she picked up the tube of red liquid. She measured one drop of it. Nina then carefully added the red drop to the green liquid. Make an inference about the class Nina is in.
What is "Nina is in science class"?
300
Tami loved biking. She had biked in all kinds of weather. She had been planning this bike trip for weeks. Today was going to be great. She woke up early and looked out the window. It was raining! Make a prediction about whether or not Tami will go on her bike trip today.
What is "Tami will go on her bike trip even though it is raining"?
300

Many types of bacteria are helpful. For example, some are able to take nitrogen from the air. They then put it into the soil. This makes the soil better for growing plants. Some bacteria are helpful in making cheese. Other bacteria are helpful in making vinegar. What is the main idea of this text passage? 

A. Bacteria puts nitrogen from the air into the soil. 

B. Bacteria helps make food. 

C. Some types of bacteria helps humans.

What is "Some types of bacteria helps humans."

300

Give the past, present and future form of the verb "let"

let

let

will let

400

Complex
The puzzle was complex, with many pieces that fit together in different ways.

What is hard or difficult?

400

Jamal stared at the empty cage in disbelief. Just yesterday, he had double-checked the lock and made sure there was enough food and water. Now, the door hung open, and there was no sign of his pet hamster anywhere. He began searching the room frantically, calling its name and checking under the furniture. 

What most likely happened to Jamal’s hamster?

The most likely inference is that Jamal’s hamster escaped from its cage

400

Rose filled a large glass with some milk for her younger sister, Pam, to drink. However, Pam wanted to drink from a smaller glass. When Rose left the kitchen, Pam got a smaller glass. "I'm going to pour all the milk from the big glass into the small glass," Pam said. Make a prediction about what will happen.

What is "Pam's glass will be too small to hold all of the milk, so she will make a mess"?

400

Our solar system is very large. It includes the eight planets that turn around the sun. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also hundreds of thousands of smaller planets in this system. They are called asteroids. Each asteroid is much smaller than any of the eight large planets. What is the main idea of this text passage?

A. Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids.

B. Pluto used to be a planet but now is a dwarf planet.

C. There are eight large planets in our solar system.

What is "Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids."

400

Give the past, present and future form of the verb "forget"

forgot

forget

will forget

500

Observe
You need to observe the butterfly carefully to see how its wings move

What is see or look at?

500

Lena looked out the window and sighed. The basket was packed, and the blanket was folded neatly by the door. But heavy raindrops tapped against the glass, and dark clouds filled the sky. She slowly unpacked the basket and put everything back into the fridge.

What was Lena going to do? Why didn't she go?

What is a picnic?

What is because of the rain?

500
The earth's movement of turning around the sun once each year is called the earth's revolution. The four seasons of winter, spring, summer and fall are caused by this action. The four seasons do not always happen at the same time at different places around the world. One reason for this is that the earth is tilted as it moves. Make a prediction about what would happen to the seasons if the earth stopped revolving.
What is "If the earth stopped revolving, we wouldn't have seasons"?
500

Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the bee hive. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bees work together to make honey.

B. Each bee has a job to do in a beehive.

C. The queen is the most important bee.

What is "Each bee has a job to do in a beehive."

500

Give the past, present and future form of the verb "drive"

went

go

will go

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