context clues

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

• ate

• burned

• slept

• sunbathed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey covered homework the student turned in.

• pleased 
• surprised
• frustrated
• disgusted

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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

• careful
• thrifty
• careless
• wasteful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

• remove

• call

• explain

• stop

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.RF.K.3C

Each student was allotted two tickets to the dance.

• allowed
• joyful 
• taken 
• fed

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

It rained all day. It was a gloomy day.
What does gloomy mean?

• sunny
• cloudy
• bright

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The broccoli was disgusting. We hid it under our plates. What is disgusting?

• delicious
• yummy
• gross
• green

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

• ate
• burned 
• slept 
• sunbathed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Maybe you mislaid the keys in a cabinet, instead of putting them where they belong. Choose the best definition for the word mislaid.

• lost
• found
• mixed
• looked for

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!" The word that best defines adamant is-

• happy 
• unsure
• nervous
• stubborn

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4