Context clues STAAR

What does the word hesitated mean?

• paused
• shivered
• imagined
• shouted

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word helps you understand what assured means?

• return
• looked
  looked
• led
• promise

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The baseball coach oversees everything about the game, including the lineup, the positions played, and all signals given to batters. The word oversees means

• looks down on
• stands over
• views
• manages

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Lucy and Jason were on a sightseeing expedition through the caves and caverns. Expedition means

• business
• journey
• race
• experiment

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Carrie and Maria were quiet and preoccupied. I wonder what put them in such a pensive mood. Pensive means

• thoughtful
• heavy
• talkative
• happy

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

My little sister was trying to hit me with a water balloon. I ran into my room and locked the door. She tried and tried to open it, but the lock held fast. Fast means

• quick

• alert

• open

• secure

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The math problem was very complicated. It took a long time to figure out the answer. Complicated means

• simple
• fancy
• difficult
• tricky

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

The temperature was blistering today. You could have fried an egg on the sidewalk. Which word means the opposite of blistering?

• hot
• freezing
• intense
• injured

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Texas has hundreds of miles of coastline and beaches that border the Gulf of Mexico. Each year many families visit these beaches, which are located on the edge of the gulf. They swim in the water and play in the sand. If you have ever walked along a sandy beach or built a sand castle, you may have wondered what sand is made of. Believe it or not, those soft, fine grains start out as rocks and minerals.
Which words in paragraph 1 help the reader understand the meaning of border? 

• hundreds of miles of coastline 
• located on the edge of the gulf 
• walked along a sandy beach 
• grains start out as rocks and minerals

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

When you picture sand, you probably think of something beige. In fact, most sand is colored light brown. However, some sand is black, pink, or even pure white. For example, the sand on the beaches of South Padre Island is grainy and white. 
The words beige means

• black
• pure white
• light brown
• pink

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4