Context Clues
No matter where they are, scorpions must have soil so they can burrow, or dig.
What word in the sentence above BEST helps the reader understand the meaning of the word "burrow"?
A. matter
B. scorpion
C. soil
D. dig
D. dig
What information makes up a narrative's setting?
Where and when a story takes place.
Sequence transition words in a sequence are used to _____.
A. help readers understand the order of events in a story or text.
B. describe the characters in a story
C. describe the setting of a story
D. help readers tell the difference between fiction and nonfiction
A. help readers understand the order of events in a story or text.
___________ are payments received for work done.
A. Loans
B. Wages
C. Profits
D. Savings
B. Wages
___________ are money that is set aside for the future.
A. Loans
B. Savings
C. Wages
D. Profits
B. Savings
Mice eat up to 20 times per day. They are omnivores, so a human home is the perfect place for them to find both meat and vegetables to eat.
What is the meaning of the word omnivores?
An animal that eats both plants/vegetables and meat.
What was the setting for "Reading Between The Dots?"
The Baltimore Public Library
True or false: When describing a sequence of events, transition words can only come at the beginning of a sentence.
FALSE. They can go in the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence.
Which vocabulary word is an antonym of "fail"
A. Afford
B. Loan
C. Prosper
D. Risk
C. Prosper
Which word is a synonym of "rare"?
A. Risky
B. Uncommon
C. Prosperous
D. Scarce
D. Scarce
Eastern Indigo snakes are passive reptiles. They are not known to attack people and rarely bite humans even if they are picked up.
What words in the sentences above help you know the meaning of passive is "not fighting"?
"not know to attack" and / or "rarely bite humans"
How did we know that Kojo was becoming successful? page 91
He builds a bigger, sturdier house. He is able to bring his mother to live with him and supports her so that she does not have to work.
The students played happily at recess. Meanwhile, Ms. Moser worked hard to check their math quizzes.
Which event above happened first?
A. The students played happily at recess.
B. Ms. Moser worked hard to check their math quizzes.
C. The events happened at the same time.
C. The events happened at the same time.
_____ means "amount of money left after costs are paid."
Profit
_____ means " the chance of loss or harm."
Risk
The United States of America is an amalgamation of 50 seperate states that come together to form one government.
What is the meaning of the word "amalgamation"?
Separate smaller groups working together or brought together as one large group.
What is Braille? Why is it used? Who invented it and why?
Braille is a raised dot code for visually impaired people. Louise Braille invented a better way of using it after learning that a French Officer who used a similar idea to help his soldiers communicate in the dark without making noise.
Mary took a deep breath then stepped onto the stage. She smiled into the bright spotlights before she began to sing in a loud, confident voice. She had been practicing for months in preparation for today.
Which event happened first?
Mary practiced for months.
What does "afford" mean?
to have enough money to pay for something
What does the word "loan" mean?
This may sound fictitious, but it is actually true that some frozen frogs can come back to life.
What is the meaning of the word fictitious?
Not true; made-up
What does Kojo do after finishing college? page 40
He starts a poultry farm.
Hip-hop is a popular cultural movement that began in the United States in the 1970’s. _____________ hip-hop has had a notable impact on contemporary society. Today, hip-hop culture is popular in many parts of the world.
Improve the flow of this paragraph by writing a transition word for the blank line.
over time
through the years
after a while
Use the word "scarce" in a sentence that gives context clues for the meaning.
Example: During a drought, water is scarce.
Use the word "profit" in a sentence that gives context clues for the meaning.
Tyler and Declan made a profit of $10 at their lemonade stand after paying back their parents for the supplies.