context clues
Making inferences
Vocabulary
Antonyms
Synonyms
100
Nutritious foods, such as fruits and vegetables, help our bodies grow. Using the context clues, what does the word nutritious mean?
What is healthy or good for you?
100
Maya walks in with an apron on. What inference can you make about the activity Maya will be participating in?
What is cooking?
100
This is when you draw a picture in your head.
What is to imagine or visualize?
100
This word is the opposite of hot.
What is cold?
100
This word means the same as rapid.
What is fast?
200
This is when you show how things are alike.
What is to compare?
200
After Peter moved the mouse around, he clicked the button carefully. Then he looked at the screen. What inference can you make about what Peter is doing?
What is working on the computer?
200
This is when you restate the important ideas or events of a story in a shorter way.
What is to summarize.
200
This word is an antonym for the word joyful.
What is sad?
200
This word means the same thing as frigid.
What is cold?
300
Maya is wearing an apron. She is getting ready to participate in what activity.
What is cooking.
300
Jan stared straight ahead and held the steering wheel tightly in both hands. Jan is most likely doing what?
What is driving a car?
300
This is when you read between the lines to figure out what the author wants you to know.
What is making an inference or to infer?
300
This word is an antonym for frozen.
What is melted?
300
This word is a synonym for beautiful.
What is pretty?
400
Fish, whales, and dolphins are aquatic animals. Using the context clues, what does the word aquatic mean?
What is water?
400
Tony poured the warm water over his head and squirted on some shampoo. What is Tony doing?
What is washing his hair?
400
This is when you make a guess about what will happen next in a story.
What is making a prediction or to predict?
400
This word is an antonym for first.
What is last?
400
This word is a synonym for tiny.
What is small?
500
Candles, flashlights, and lamps illuminate the room. Using the context clues, what does the word illuminate mean?
What is light up?
500
Felicia shined the flashlight far into the bushes and called, "Spot, come here, Spot." What inference can you make about what Felicia is doing?
What is searching for her dog?
500
This is when you show how things are different.
What is to contrast?
500
This word is an antonym for curly.
What is straight?
500
This word is a synonym for climate.
What is weather?