Context Clues
She was elated that she got an A+ on her spelling test. Elated probably means?
a. sad.
b. happy.
c. confused
B. happy
The water felt so good on such a hot day. I heard the other children laughing and yelling across the way. The lifeguard watched closely to keep children from running.
Which is probably true?
a. You are at the movies.
b. You are happy about going home.
c. You are at the swimming pool.
c. You are at the swimming pool.
Tall buildings, loud cars, lots of people. What is this place?
a. city
b. beach
c. pool
a. city
What do you do when you need to figure out how to read a word?
a. find parts of the word you know to sound out
b. say each sound in the word and put them together
c. guess a word that starts with the same letter and hope for the best.
A or B. (please don't do C!)
What was NOT a way you earned raffle tickets in Reading Partners?
a. Staring out of the window or at Ms. Vanessa
b. Participating during the lesson
c. Having a good attitude
a. Staring out of the window or at Ms. Vanessa
Michael likes the Fourth of July because he is fascinated by the huge colorful fireworks. Fascinated probably means?
a. amazed and interested
b. scared
c. bored
a. amazed and interested
Natalie was sitting in her car at a red stop light. She heard screeching tires, then a loud crash and breaking glass. Natalie most likely...
a. Heard a building being taken down nearby.
b. Heard a movie recording.
c. Heard a car accident nearby.
c. Heard a car accident nearby.
The events that happen in a story are called ...
a. the solution
b. the plot
c. the problem
b. the plot
What is a way to use context clues when defining a new word?
a. read the sentences before and after the sentence with the new word
b. use parts of the word to give you clues
c. replace the word in the sentence with another word and see if it makes sense.
All of these are correct!
The author ____________ in the book.
The illustrator __________ in the book.
a. writes the words, draws the maps
b. draws the words, writes the pictures
c. writes the words, draws the pictures
c. writes the words, draws the pictures
It felt wonderful to be outside! All the swings were already taken, and a group was playing softball on the diamond. Casey and I decided use the monkey bars. What is the setting?
a. a school play ground
b. a museum
c. a backyard
a. a school play ground
My grandma grew an enormous watermelon last summer. The entire family was full after finishing it!
a. really sweet
b. really round
c. really big
c. really big
Tell your partner one important thing you learned from them this year, or your favorite book you read together for 300 bonus points!
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