Context Clues
Mom spent all day working in the garden. She felt weary and just wanted to go to bed.
What does the word weary mean in the text?
What is tired.
I do my chores each Saturday. First. I fold the laundry and put it away. Then, I sweep and mop the kitchen floor. After that, I empty all the garbage cans and the recycling. Finally, when all of my chores are finished, I can go outside to play.
What is the text structure?
What is sequence.
“She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dog’s belly, up into the sky, and landed on the hot air balloon.”
What is the author's purpose of writing this text.
What is entertain.
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
What is a gummy bear.
What is P.I.E.
Rosa did not eat breakfast or lunch, so she was famished by dinnertime.
What does the word famished mean in the text?
What is hungry.
Students who are frequently absent often have lower average grades than those who have good attendance. When they are out of the classroom, students do not get to see a teacher’s lessons. Even if they attend extra help, it’s usually much shorter and less detailed than the actual lesson. In addition, frequently absent students often miss tests or other assignments and don’t always make up the work.
What is the text structure?
What is cause and effect.
Calligraphy is a form of handwriting. A special pen must be used. Letters are formed using up and down strokes. Old documents are usually written in this form. Diplomas, certificates, and other awards are often written in calligraphy.
What is the author's purpose?
What is to inform.
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even.
What number am I?
What is seven.
How many types of text structures?
What is 5.
Alice finished her second piece of cake. She reached for another piece, but her mom stopped her. She said that Alice had eaten sufficient pieces of cake for one day.
What does the word sufficient mean in the text?
What is enough.
Every year, thousands of car accidents occur because of drivers distracted by their phones. Safe drive Corporation developed a product that will disable cell phones inside a car, and many people feel this product will help save lives.
What is the text structure?
What is problem and solution.
Sarah knew time travel was impossible. Everything she’d learned in science told her it couldn’t be done. But as she looked around the street, noting the horse-drawn carriages and the women dressed in long dresses and hats, she realized she was in the nineteenth century.
What is the author's purpose?
What is entertain
How many letters are in The Alphabet?
What is 11 letters.
What demands an answer, but asks no questions?
What is a cellphone.
Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates is considered as one of the tallest edifice in the world. It has a total height of 829.8 meters.
What does the word edifice mean in the text?
What is a building.
The school hallway carried the smell of wax, varnish, and cleaning supplies. Bright,yellow light glared into the hall through the freshly cleaned windows. This highlighted the deep scrapes in the lockers, the chips in the wall tiles, and the spider webs hanging in the corner.
What is the text structure?
What is description.
Everyone should visit Spain, at least once in their life, because it is an incredibly beautiful place. Spain is a country that is full of beautiful architecture that ranges back both to the Caliphates and to the Christian kingdom. Spain also has a rich history of music and dance, and anyone who enjoys dancing will have a good time in Spain. Spain also has some of the most delicious food, which includes a variety of seafood, soup, and rice dishes. Spain’s beautiful scenery, enjoyable music, and mouth-watering food are some of the reasons that everyone should visit Spain.
What is the author's purpose?
What is to persuade.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
What is footprints.
Where will you find roads without cars, forests without trees, and cities without houses?
What is a map.
Jackie is a wonderful piano player, but Emily is more versatile; she sings, acts, paints, and writes poetry, and also plays the piano.
What does the word versatile mean in the text?
What is many abilities. Can do many things.
The Mona Lisa is a painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It was painted between 1503 and 1506. Today, it is thought to be the most well known painting in the world. You can see the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. About six million people view the famous painting each year.
What is the text structure?
What is description.
Leaves are green because of the chlorophyll inside them. In fall, the chlorophyll breaks down and the green color disappears. When the green color is gone, you can see the yellow to orange colors that were always inside the leaf. Other chemical changes can also happen which cause the leaf to develop a red color.
What is the author's purpose?
What is to inform.
It belongs to you, but your friends use it more.
What is it?
What is your name.
If you go to the movies and you're paying, is it cheaper to take one friend to the movies twice, or two friends to the movies at the same time?
What is two friends at the same time.