Context Clues
Read these sentences and answer the question.
It had been a long, long day, and he had worked hard. He was WEARY when he got home.
Which word means the same as the capitalized word?
4. tired
What is the definition of Author's Purpose?
1. Why a reading passage was written
2. Descriptive details about a person, place, or thing.
3. Figuring out something that is not directly stated in a reading passage
4. figuring out the meaning of unknown words from other words
1. Why a reading passage was written
What text feature do I use to find the definition of thunderstorms?
3. glossary
Seated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on each finger and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and even his shoes had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He named his daughter Marigold.
What is the central idea of this paragraph?
1. King Midas loved gold.
2.King Midas sold lots of gold.
3.King Midas had a heart of gold.
4.King Midas hated gold.
1. King Midas loved gold.
It was in the middle of summer and all Jane wanted was ice cream to cool her off. It was sweltering out.
What does sweltering mean?
3. very hot
A commercial ad in a magazine purpose is to ?
1. Persuade you to buy and drink more Dr. Pepper
2. Inform you of all the ways Dr. Pepper is bad for you.
3. Entertain you with a catch phrase.
4.Express how delicious Dr. Pepper is
1. Persuade you to buy and drink more Dr. Pepper
This text feature tells the names of chapters and what page the chapters can be found.
1. index
2.table of contents
3. glossary
4. picture
2. table of contents
You should determine the central idea by combining the supporting details.
1. True
2. False
1. True
Jordan had a splendid idea to make slime for her cousin's birthday.
What is the meaning of the word splendid?
3. very good or excellent
A magazine article about Dak Prescott is most likely to
1. Entertain the reader with a funny interview
2. Inform the reader about Dak Prescott's professional career
3. Persuade you to watch the Cowboys
4.Express Dak Prescott's feelings about football
2. Inform the reader about Dak Prescott's professional career
Word or phrases that tell what a section of text will be about.
1. picture
2. caption
3. heading
4. bolded word
3. heading
I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!
What is the central idea?
1. Weekends are times to travel.
2.The author enjoys spending time with her family.
3.The author's grandparents live far away.
4.The author is sad to leave her cousins.
2.The author enjoys spending time with her family.
As Kammi woke up, she remembered that it was the morning of her birthday. She was giddy with excitement as she thought about all the things she was going to do that day.
Using context clues to help you, what does "giddy" mean in this passage?
2. thrilled
Define the Author's Purpose "to persuade".
1. A reading passage that contains facts about a particular subject.
2. A reading passage that has many descriptive details.
3. A reading passage that is enjoyable to read, tells, a personal story, or teaches a lesson through the use of a story.
4. A reading passage that contains many opinions or tries to convince readers to do something, buy something, or believe something.
4. A reading passage that contains many opinions or tries to convince readers to do something, buy something, or believe something.
What is a picture taken with a camera to show objects as they appear.
1. illustration
2. photograph
3. caption
4. diagram
2. photograph
John and Matt want to be firemen. They want to ride on the big fire truck. John wants to climb ladders and rescue people from fires. Matt wants to hold the big hose and spray water on the fires to put them out.
What is the central idea?
1. John wants to climb a ladder.
2. John and Matt want to be firemen
3. Matt wants to hold a fire hose.
4. They want to ride on the big fire truck.
2. John and Matt want to be firemen
The boys went wild when the teacher announced the winner.
In the sentence the word "wild" means
2. very excited, not orderly
Define the Author's Purpose "to inform".
1.A reading passage that contains facts about a particular subject.
2.A reading passage that has many descriptive details.
3.A reading passage that is enjoyable to read, tells, a personal story, or teaches a lesson through the use of a story.
4.A reading passage that contains many opinions or tries to convince readers to do something, buy something, or believe something.
1.A reading passage that contains facts about a particular subject.
Small text found near a picture that provided important information about the picture.
1. heading
2. index
3. bullet points
4.captions
4. captions
What kind of sentence can tell the central idea of a paragraph?
1. supporting detail
2. topic sentence
3. example sentence
4. transition sentence
2. topic sentence