Context Clues
Read this sentence: "The tiny puppy was so feeble it could barely walk to its food bowl." What does the word feeble mean?
A) Playful
B) Weak
C) Hungry
D) Brave
B) Weak
What is the main "conflict" in most stories?
A) The names of the characters
B) The problem the character needs to solve
C) Where the story takes place
D) The very last page of the book
B) The problem the character needs to solve
The author includes a caption under the photograph mainly to —
A) Make the page look pretty
B) Explain what is happening in the picture
C) List the names of all the characters
D) Tell the reader the title of the book
B) Explain what is happening in the picture
The author wrote this story mainly to —
A) Give facts about real animals
B) Entertain the reader with a funny tale
C) Teach the reader how to bake a cake
D) Persuade the reader to buy a toy
B) Entertain the reader with a funny tale
A "group of lines" in a poem is called a —
A) Paragraph
B) Sentence
C) Stanza
D) Chapter
C) Stanza
Which word in the sentence helps the reader understand the meaning of enormous? "The enormous whale made a giant splash when it jumped out of the ocean."
A) Splash
B) Ocean
C) Giant
D) Jumped
C) Giant
Read the sentence: "David sighed and slumped his shoulders when he saw the rain." The reader can conclude that David is —
A) Excited to go outside
B) Disappointed about the weather
C) Tired and needs a nap
D) Confused by the clouds
B) Disappointed about the weather
Which text feature would best help a reader find the definition of a word from the passage?
A) Table of Contents
B) Glossary
C) Index
D) Heading
B) Glossary
An article that explains how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly was written to —
A) Inform
B) Persuade
C) Entertain
D) Argue
A) Inform
Which line from a poem uses sensory language (sight)?
A) The boy went to the store.
B) The bright yellow sun peeked over the hill.
C) He thought about his homework.
D) It was a very long day.
B) The bright yellow sun peeked over the hill.
In which sentence is the word bat used the same way as in the sentence below? "The player swung the bat and hit a home run."
A) The bat flew out of the dark cave at night.
B) I need to bat my eyelashes to get the dust out.
C) My dad bought me a new wooden bat for the game.
D) It is hard to see a bat in the forest.
A) The bat flew out of the dark cave at night.
Based on the character’s actions, which word best describes Sarah? "Sarah stayed after school every day for a week to practice her math facts."
A) Lucky
B) Determined
C) Funny
D) Dishonest
B) Determined
What is the purpose of a subheading in an article?
A) To show who wrote the story
B) To tell what the next section of text will be about
C) To give the page number
D) To provide a list of fun facts
B) To tell what the next section of text will be about
Why did the author include the "Fun Facts" box at the end of the article?
A) To show that the article is finished
B) To give the reader extra interesting information
C) To change the subject of the story
D) To ask the reader a question
B) To give the reader extra interesting information
The "speaker" of a poem is —
A) The person who bought the book
B) The person telling or narrating the poem
C) The person who wrote the poem (the poet)
D) The teacher reading it out loud
B) The person telling or narrating the poem
Read this sentence: "Even though the room was cluttered, Mom was able to find my missing sock quickly." What is the most likely meaning of cluttered?
A) Clean and shiny
B) Very dark
C) Messy and full of things
D) Large and empty
C) Messy and full of things
Paragraph 5 is important to the plot because it shows —
A) How the character solves their problem
B) What the character eats for lunch
C) The color of the character’s house
D) That the story is a fantasy
A) How the character solves their problem
An author uses a diagram with labels to help the reader —
A) Understand the parts of something
B) Know when the story took place
C) Imagine the character's feelings
D) Find the central idea
A) Understand the parts of something
An advertisement for a new theme park is written mainly to —
A) Describe what a roller coaster looks like
B) Persuade people to visit the park
C) Tell a story about a kid who got lost
D) Give the history of theme parks
B) Persuade people to visit the park
In a poem, if a poet repeats the same word or phrase, they are usually trying to —
A) Make the poem longer
B) Emphasize an important idea or feeling
C) Show that they forgot what to say
D) Make the poem rhyme
B) Emphasize an important idea or feeling
The author uses the word swiftly in paragraph 3 to show that the river was —
A) Moving very fast
B) Deep and cold
C) Full of fish
D) Very quiet
A) Moving very fast
Which sentence best supports the idea that Leo is a helpful friend?
A) Leo liked to play soccer on the weekends.
B) Leo lived in a blue house at the end of the street.
C) Leo carried his friend's heavy books to the library.
D) Leo wore his favorite hat to school on Tuesday.
C) Leo carried his friend's heavy books to the library.
If a student wants to know which page "Chapter 4: Space Travel" starts on, they should look at the —
A) Bold print
B) Maps
C) Table of Contents
D) Timeline
C) Table of Contents
The author includes paragraph 2 most likely to —
A) Describe the setting of the story
B) Introduce a new character
C) Provide a reason why the main character is sad
D) All of the above (depending on the text) — For the game, use: C (Provide a reason...)
C) Provide a reason why the main character is sad
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of —
A) Rhyme
B) Figurative Language (making the wind seem like a person)
C) A Heading
D) A Glossary
B) Figurative Language (making the wind seem like a person)