Context Clues
All the students in the class pooled their money together to buy one big gift. Pooled probably means? a. to put together.
b. to tie something together with string.
c. to spend money
a. to put together.
Daniel is asleep on the floor of the bedroom. His clothes and shoes are dirty. Beside him is a football which is also dirty. Which is probably true?
a. Daniel is a lazy boy.
b. Daniel is sleeping before playing football.
c. Daniel is tired after playing football.
c. Daniel is tired after playing football.
Wave, shell, sand, bird. What is this place?
a. city
b. beach
c. pool
b. beach
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 checks in Reading Partners?
a. Staring out of the window or putting your head down
b. Participating during the lesson
c. Having a good attitude
a. Staring out of the window or putting your head down
Sarah's house was so remote, it took an hour to get to the nearest store. Remote probably means?
a. a channel changer
b. far away and by itself
c. big
b. far away and by itself
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 issue or something that is going wrong in a story is called a...
a. solution
b. plot
c. problem
c. problem
What is a way to use context clues with 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
Da'Juan's face turned blue and he is shivering, what can you infer about how he is feeling?
a.He is sad
b.He is cold or has a fever
c.He wants to go back to class
b. He is cold or has a fever
The setting of a story is...
a. Where the story takes place
b.what goes wrong in the story
c.the people in the story
What does the 'bossy' or 'silent' e do to a word?
a.adds a long e sound to the end of a word
b.changes the sound of the consonants
c.makes the other vowel say its name so the e can be silent
c.makes the other vowel say its name so the e can be silent
Tell your partner one important thing you learned from them this year, or your favorite book you read together for 300 bonus points!
Give yourself the points if you shared something with your reading partner!