Context Clues
What does the word enormous mean in this sentence?
“The elephant was so enormous it could barely fit through the gate.”
A) Tiny
B) Hungry
C) Huge
D) Colorful
What is huge?
Ben had muddy shoes and leaves in his hair. What can you infer?
A) He was sleeping
B) He was playing outside
C) He was in a library
D) He was cooking
What is he was playing outside?
How are lions and tigers similar?
A) Only lions live in groups
B) Only tigers are orange
C) They are both big cats
D) Lions eat fruit
What is they are both big cats?
What caused the soccer game to be canceled?
“Because it rained…”
A) It rained
B) The game was boring
C) The coach was late
D) They won
What is it rained?
Which sentence is correct?
A) she go to school every day
B) She goes to school every day
C) she goes to School every day
D) She go to School every day
What is She goes to school every day?
What does the word reluctantly mean in this sentence?
“She reluctantly handed over her favorite toy.”
A) Happily
B) Slowly
C) Sadly
D) Unwillingly
What is unwillingly?
Jasmine held her stomach and frowned. What can you infer?
A) She’s going to recess
B) She’s feeling sick
C) She’s mad at someone
D) She’s looking for food
What is she is playing sick?
How is a book different from a movie?
A) A book has moving pictures
B) A book is usually read
C) A movie has more words
D) A book is louder
What is a book has moving pictures?
Why did Maya miss the bus?
“Maya woke up late…”
A) The bus broke down
B) She woke up late
C) Her dog ran away
D) She forgot her backpack
What is she woke up late?
Choose the correct past tense verb:
“Yesterday, we _____ to the park.”
A) Go
B) Goed
C) Went
D) Going
What is want?
What does vanished most likely mean in the sentence below?
“When we turned around, the magician had vanished from the stage.”
A) Painted
B) Waved
C) Disappeared
D) Ran
What is disappeared?
Eli looked at the broken vase and said, “Mom’s going to love this.” What can you infer?
A) He’s serious
B) He’s excited
C) He’s being sarcastic
D) He’s calm
What is he's being sarcastic?
Which sentence shows a comparison?
A) The sun is hot
B) Unlike cats, dogs often enjoy swimming
C) I love playing outside
D) We watched the stars
What is unlike cats, dogs often enjoy swimming?
Which sentence shows cause and effect?
A) The flowers were pink
B) I like ice cream
C) Since the alarm didn’t go off, he was late to school
D) I read a book
What is since the alarm didn’t go off, he was late to school?
Which sentence uses a conjunction correctly?
A) I like pizza and I like ice cream
B) I like pizza because I like ice cream
C) I like pizza or I like ice cream or
D) I like pizza but ice cream
What is I like pizza but ice cream?
What does the word peculiar mean in this sentence?
“The room had a peculiar smell that no one could identify.”
A) Normal
B) Familiar
C) Strange
D) Sweet
What is strange?
“Sam stared out the window at the gray sky and sighed.” What can you infer?
A) Sam is tired
B) Sam is sad the weather is bad
C) Sam is excited
D) Sam is hungry
What is Sam is sad the weather is bad?
What is the best way to compare two characters?
A) Look at their favorite colors
B) Look at how they look
C) Look at their actions, thoughts, and feelings
D) Count how many friends they have
What is look at their actions, thoughts, and feelings?
What is the effect in this sentence?
“Liam forgot to water the plant, so it wilted.”
A) Liam forgot
B) The plant wilted
C) The plant smiled
D) It rained
What is the plant wilted?
Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
A) They walks to school
B) He go to the store
C) She walks home every day
D) We is happy
What is She walks home every day?
What does the word exclaimed mean in the sentence below?
“‘I can’t believe it!’ she exclaimed, jumping up from her chair.”
A) Whispered
B) Shouted with excitement
C) Wrote down
D) Ignored
What is shouted with excitement?
“Mia practiced all week, but her hands shook as she stepped on stage.” What can you infer?
A) Mia is bored
B) Mia is confident
C) Mia is nervous
D) Mia forgot her lines
What is Mia is nervous?
How is a poem different from a story?
A) Poems are always long
B) Poems use rhyme and rhythm
C) Stories don’t have characters
D) Poems are only for kids
What is poems use rhyme and rhythm?
Which of these shows a more complex cause-and-effect?
A) I sneezed
B) I forgot my umbrella, and it started to rain
C) I ate dinner
D) The sun is bright
What is I forgot my umbrella, and it started to rain?
Which sentence has correct punctuation and grammar?
A) we went to the park and played
B) We went to the park and played.
C) we Went to the Park and Played
D) We went to the Park and played
What is We went to the park and played.