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Context Clues
Making Inferences
Predictions
Main Idea
Summarizing
100
The new settlers brought *diversity* to the each region of North Carolina.
What is differences?
100
Jacob called Christopher Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Jacob was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Christopher's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Jacob turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home. Make an inference about why Jacob rode home.
What is "Nobody was home"?
100
Jose was in a pie eating contest. He wanted to win. The winner would be the person who could eat the most pie in twenty minutes. The winner would get a prize. After twenty minutes, no one had eaten as many pies as Jose. Make a prediction about what will happen in the contest.
What is "Jose will win the contest and get a prize"?
100
There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bears live in North America. B. Bears are dangerous. C. There are many kinds of bears.
What is "There are many kinds of bears."
100
I ate breakfast. I woke up. I rode the bus home. I went to my classroom. Summarize these events in order using transition words.
What is "First, I woke up. Next, I ate breakfast. Then, I went to my classroom. Finally, I rode the bus home."?
200
The first Europeans in North Carolina were *pioneers*. They were the first to settle the backcountry in the Coastal Plain.
Who are the first people to settle in a place?
200
Brianna walked into the large room. The woman behind the desk smiled at her. Brianna looked around. There were hundreds of magazines in the room. There were thousands of books! Other children were in the room, sitting and reading books. Brianna walked up to the woman. "Can you help me find a book?" she asked. Make an inference about where Brianna is.
What is "Brianna is in the library."
200
Axel and his mother went shopping. First, they went to the bank. Inside the bank there was a large box where money was kept. Axel's mother told Axel not to touch the box or an alarm would go off. Axel touched the box by mistake. Make a prediction about what will happen.
What is "An alarm will go off"?
200
Bats are fascinating animals. They are not birds, they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark. Which is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bats are flying mammals. B. Bats are fascinating animals. C. Some bats eat fruit.
What is "Bats are fascinating animals."
200
When nobody answered the door, Goldilocks went inside the house. Goldilocks fell asleep in Baby Bear's bed. Goldilocks ate Baby Bear's porridge. Goldilocks was playing in the woods when she saw a cute little house. Summarize these events in order using transition words.
What is First, Goldilocks was playing in the woods when she saw a cute little house. Next, when nobody answered the door, Goldilocks went inside the house. Then, Goldilocks ate Baby Bear's porridge. Finally, Goldilocks fell asleep in Baby Bear's bed.
300
Charles II named eight proprietors. The land grant gave the *proprietors* permission to set up up towns and counties, build forts, and collect money.
What is an owner of land or of a business?
300
Sidney held the glass jar very carefully. The teacher told the students to be careful because the experiment could explode. Slowly, Sidney poured the green liquid into a glass jar. She wiped the edge of the jar and set it on the table. Next, she picked up the tube of red liquid. She measured one drop of it. Sidney then carefully added the red drop to the green liquid. Make an inference about where Sidney is.
What is "Sidney is in science class"?
300
Kaylissa loved biking. She had biked in all kinds of weather. She had been planning this bike trip for weeks. Today was going to be great. She woke up early and looked out the window. It was raining! Make a prediction about whether or not Kaylissa will go on her bike trip today.
What is "Kaylissa will go on her bike trip even though it is raining"?
300
Many types of bacteria are helpful. For example, some are able to take nitrogen from the air. They then put it into the soil. This makes the soil better for growing plants. Some bacteria are helpful in making cheese. Other bacteria are helpful in making vinegar. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bacteria puts nitrogen from the air into the soil. B. Bacteria helps make food. C. Some types of bacteria helps humans.
What is "Some types of bacteria helps humans."
300
Airplanes were invented and have become an even quicker way to travel long distances. People traveled by foot or on horseback. The invention of cars allowed people to travel farther distances more quickly. The wheel was invented, and people used wagons and carriages to travel. Summarize these events in order using transition words.
What is "First, people traveled by foot or on horseback. Next, the wheel was invented, and people used wagons and carriages to travel. Then, the invention of cars allowed people to travel farther distances more quickly. Finally, airplanes were invented and have become an even quicker way to travel long distances."
400
The student tried to *assimilate* the information so that he could understand how animals adapt to their environment.
What is learn, comprehend, grasp?
400
There are many different ways of going to school. Some children go to school by radio. The teacher talks to the children over the radio. The children can talk back to the teacher. In some desert countries, children go to school in tents. They people move across the desert, carrying the tent school with them. In some hot countries, children go to school outside all year long. They do not sit in buildings. The sit on the grass. Make an inference about why children in hot countries go to school outside all year long.
What is "It would be too hot to have school inside a building so they sit on the cool grass"?
400
Rosa filled a large glass with some milk for her younger sister, Heather, to drink. However, Heather wanted to drink from a smaller glass. When Rosa left the kitchen, Heather got a smaller glass. "I'm going to pour all the milk from the big glass into the small glass," Heather said. Make a prediction about what will happen.
What is "Heather's glass will be too small to hold all of the milk, so she will make a mess"?
400
Our solar system is very large. It includes the eight planets that turn around the sun. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also hundreds of thousands of smaller planets in this system. They are called asteroids. Each asteroid is much smaller than any of the eight large planets. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids. B. Pluto used to be a planet but now is a dwarf planet. C. There are eight large planets in our solar system.
What is "Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids."
400
Check over your writing to make sure you have capitals and punctuation. Include supporting details. Organize your ideas. Write a topic sentence. Summarize these events in order using transition words.
What is "First, organize your ideas. Next, write a topic sentence. Then, include supporting details. Finally, check over your writing to make sure you have capitals and punctuation."
500
Before the roads and railroads were built, settlers in the Mountain Region lived far from their neighbors and were forced to be *self-sufficient*. They raised their own food and made most of their clothes and furniture. What is the meaning of self-sufficient?
What is being able to provide for oneself?
500
Sparta and Athens were Greek cities. Long ago, the people of both cities sent their children to school. The children learned different things there. In Sparta, the children went to school outdoors. They learned how to jump and run. They learned how to dance. They learned how to play many different games. In Athens, only boys went to school. They learned how to read, write, and speak correctly. They learned how to count and use numbers. Make an inference about schooling for girls in Sparta and Athens.
What is "Girls went to school in Sparta but not in Athens"?
500
The earth's movement of turning around the sun once each year is called the earth's revolution. The four seasons of winter, spring, summer and fall are caused by this action. The four seasons do not always happen at the same time at different places around the world. One reason for this is that the earth is tilted as it moves. Make a prediction about what would happen to the seasons if the earth stopped revolving.
What is "If the earth stopped revolving, we wouldn't have seasons"?
500
Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the bee hive. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bees work together to make honey. B. Each bee has a job to do in a beehive. C. The queen is the most important bee.
What is "Each bee has a job to do in a beehive."
500
Cherokees are forced from North Carolina. Railroad reaches Asheville. Settlers cross over the Appalachians. North Carolinians serve in the Civil War. Summarize these events in order using transition words.
What is "First, Settlers cross over the Appalachian. Next, Cherokees are forced from North Carolina. Then, North Carolinians serve in the Civil War. Finally, Railroad reaches Asheville.