Context Clues Determine meaning

Poor Farmer Chavez labors for 16 hours a day and never has time for himself.   Everyone should get some vacation time to get refreshed once in a while.

• breathes
• unions
• argues
• works

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The scientists want to hear what our professor thinks about their theory since he is the foremost expert in their field of study.

• loudest
• aggressive
• important
• academics

Stephan has been the proprietor of the store for thirty years; his grandfather supervised the employees before that.

• tenant
• owner
• superintendent
• narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Although Leila is usually verbose in class, however today she may have been tired or unsure of the topic.

• dependent
• talkative
• petite
• insipid

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Millions of years passed and the climate of the earth altered dramatically.  The Northlands turned cold and icy.

• spiked
• despised
• witnessed
• changed

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C