Context Clues
In the sentence "The arid desert gets very little rain," what does arid mean?
A) Cold
B) Dry
.
What is B) Dry?
This term refers to the main point or overarching message that an author wants the reader to understand.
What is the central idea (or main idea)?
A short retelling of a story that leaves out tiny details is called a...
A) Summary
B) Title
What is a summary?
Find the position word (preposition) in this sentence: "The rat digged a hole under the ground.
What is under?
Pick the right action word: "One rat (digs / dig) a deep hole."
What is digs?
Owls are nocturnal, which means they wake up and hunt at this time.
What is night?
: If a story tells us about kangaroo rats jumping, digging holes, and getting water from seeds, what is the main idea?
A) Kangaroo rats can live in the harsh desert.
B) Kangaroo rats like to run fast.
What is A?
Should you put your own personal opinion ("I think polar bears are cute!") in a summary?
What is No?
Pick the right word: "The bird flew _____ the trees."
A) above
B) under
What is A) above?
Pick the right action word: "Two bears (walks / walk) on the ice."
What is walk?
: Polar bears have thick fur to protect them from cold weather. What does protect mean?
A) Keep safe
B) Make hungry
What is A) Keep safe?
If a text's central idea is "Bees are essential for growing food crops," this detail would serve as strong support:
A) Bees live in colonies.
B) Bees pollinate one-third of the crops humans eat.
: What is B?
If a text tells us why an animal stays underground (it is too hot outside), it is using this setup:
A) Cause and Effect
B) ABC Order
What is Cause and Effect?
: Fix the word in this sentence: "Fish swim on the ocean water."
What is in?
Fix the mistake in this sentence: "The tiger look like sunlight on the ground."
What is looks?
Fur that is the same color as the snow helps animals blend in or hide. What is another word for this hiding trick?
What is camouflage?
: If the main idea is "Polar bears are built for cold weather," which detail supports it?
A) Polar bears have thick fat under their skin.
B) Polar bears are white.
What is A?
When a story describes how two animals are the same and how they are different, it is doing this.
What is Compare and Contrast?
Pick the right word: "Trees were cut down _____ homes and farms."
A) by
B) for
What is B) for?
Complete the simple rule: When there is one animal, the action verb usually ends with this letter.
What is the letter S?
"The water was so frigid that ice blocks were floating in it." Frigid means very...
What is cold (or freezing)?
Which sentence makes a better main idea?
A) "Tigers have stripes."
B) "Tigers have special features that help them survive and hunt."
What is B?
True or False: A summary should be almost as long as the whole story.
What is False (a summary is short)?
Name two prepositions in this sentence: "The bear walked through the snow to its cave."
What are through and to?
Change this sentence so it talks about more than one rat: "The rat jumps far."
What is "The rats jump far"?