Context Clues

Greg begged his parents to PERMIT him to watch more television, but they said he had to finish his homework.

• explore
• judge
• allow

I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.

• hungry
• thirsty
• sleepy

The most TRAGIC part of the movie was the war, which caused many people to lose their homes.

• fantasy, dream
• disastrous, awful
• extremely happy

What is the definition of the highlighted word?
The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey-covered homework the student turned in. 

• Pleased
• Surprised
• Frustrated
• Disgusted

The shallow river was usually easy for hikers to
wade across. However, the
recent heavy rains had turned it into a rushing torrent, too treacherous to cross. 

• dangerous
• wet
• muddy
• foggy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

In order to be eligible for the life guard program, participants had to take First
Aid training and be advanced swimmers. 

• qualified
• rejected
• observed
• away

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

Using hints or clues in the text that surrounds an unknown word is called using ______.

• RAP-C
• context clues
• connotation
• denotation

The mummies of Egypt are very old. So people think the Egyptians had special ways of embalming. Actually, it was the dry air that helped them preserve the dead.

• making pyramids
• keeping the dead from rotting/ decomposing
• keeping things alive

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Unlike my frugal mother, I don't shop bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons. 

• careful
• thrifty
• careless
• wasteful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

These could make bees more vulnerable so that diseases and pests can harm them more easily.

• weak
• helpful
• recognized
• ruled out

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.4