Context Clue (Beginner)

Julie and Mike were taking a bike ride

when all of a sudden Mike hit a stone and

flew off his bicycle seat. Julie quickly ran

over to him to assess if he was okay.

• investigate, find out

• decide

• ignore

In science class, I have to collaborate

with my group in order to finish our

project. We work together until it is

finished.

• ignore

• participate

• help

It is believed that the origin of dogs

comes from a type of grey wolf that lived

more than 20,000 years ago. I had no idea

dogs have been around for so many years!

• beginning

• end

• brother

The buzzer dinged at the end of the

game, and our basketball team had won! The

game concluded, and our team went out to

lunch to celebrate.

• start

• end

• win

The teacher gave directions to the

class, but no one knew what to do next.

Finally, I raised my hand and asked the

teacher to clarify the directions so that

everyone could understand.

• explain

• repeat

• announce

After dinner, I sat down at the table with

my mom to start my homework. I was stuck on

number four, and told my mom, “I couldn’t

comprehend what the teacher was saying

when she taught this lesson! I need help.”

• hear

• find

• understand

My mom asked me to confirm the details

of the party with Beth so that we knew

when to arrive, what to bring, and when to

be picked up.

• check

• cancel

• ask

The science experiment isn’t working!

Let’s go back and analyze each step, and

hopefully we can solve the problem!

• re-read

• re-do

• examine

The boys in the lunch room had a

conflict over who’s turn it was to pitch in

softball first. Matt said it was his turn, but

Ryan said it was his.

• agreement

• disagreement

• discussion

Brenda was looking at my paper during

the test, so the teacher accused her of

cheating. Our teacher does not like when

students cheat.

• blame

• ignore

• think