Context Clues
Regular exercise is beneficial to your body, but too much exercise is not good for you.
Which is the correct definition for the word beneficial?
a. helpful
b. harmful
c. pleasant
helpful
You read a page in your science book about Pluto and how it used to be called a planet but was reclassified in 2006 as a dwarf planet.
What is the authors purpose?
a. Inform
b. Persuade
c. Entertain
To Inform
Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse
To the old town road
I'm gonna _________________.
Ride 'til I can't no more
What does the phrase "it's raining cats and dogs" mean?
It's raining really hard.
A group of lines in a poem is called a __________.
a. meter
b. rhyme
c. stanza
Stanza
The little boy was fascinated was fascinated with by the model train set. Even when the rest of his family moved on, he remained staring intently at the tiny tracks.
Which is the correct definition for the word fascinated?
a. depressed by
b. attracted to
c. forgetful
attracted to
You read a chapter book about a green dragon with scaly wings, who breathed fire and lived at the edge of the dark woods. What is the authors purpose?
a. Inform
b. Persuade
c. Entertain
To Entertain
I just want a Rollie, Rollie, Rollie with a ____________.
Dab of ranch
The old lady walked at a snails pace.
What does the phrase "a snails pace" mean?
The old lady walked very slow.
When word endings sound the same, that is called ___________.
a. lyric
b. rhyme
c. meter
rhyme
The abandoned house was infested with vermin, including rats, fleas and cockroaches.
Which is the correct definition for the word vermin?
a. pests
b. animals
c. insects
animals
You read a letter from your grandma that listed all the reasons she thought you should help her build a garden this summer. What is the authors purpose?
a. Inform
b. Persuade
c. Entertain
To Persuade
air
Dan was on cloud nine when he got a drone for his birthday.
What does the phrase "on cloud nine" mean?
The feeling the author is trying to convey is called the ___________ of the poem.
a. mood
b. repetition
c. meter
mood
Many people say I am very different from my twin sister. She is reticent, while I am very friendly and outgoing.
Which is the correct definition for the word reticent?
a. eager
b. shy
c. beautiful
shy
You read a poem by Shel Silverstein called Captain Hook, which describes all of the things Captain Hook should not do, like scratch his toes since he has a hook for a hand. What is the authors purpose?
a. Inform
b. Persuade
c. Entertain
To Entertain
Savage love
Did somebody, did somebody
________________?
Break your heart
Finding a sharp pencil in this classroom is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
What does the phrase "looking for a needle in a haystack mean"?
Very hard or almost impossible
The message that the author wants you to learn is called the _____________ of the poem.
a. line
b. theme
c. mood
theme
Margaret had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she would enjoy the music, but she didn't really want to go out in the rainy weather.
Which is the correct definition for the word ambivalent?
a. angry
b. mixed
c. exciting
mixed
You read a letter to a local newspaper which complained about the amount of pollution caused by fast food drive through lanes. The writer urged lawmakers to create a new law to eliminate drive throughs. What is the authors purpose?
a. Inform
b. Persuade
c. Entertain
To Persuade
Didn't even notice, no punches left to roll with
You got to keep me focused, ______________.
You want it say so
Tina got a taste of her own medicine. The girls refused to play with her because she wouldn't play with them yesterday.
What does the phrase "got a taste of her own medicine" mean?
To treat someone in the same bad way they were treating someone else.
The pattern of syllables or "the beat" is called ______.
a. stanze
b. repetition
c. meter
meter