Text Features, Inferencing, and Context Clues

After the heavy rains, the river water became very murky. In fact, the water was so cloudy, you could not see the bottom.

What does the word murky mean in this text?

• bottomless

• cloudy

• clear

• rainy

The newlyweds were very frugal with their money because they wanted to raise enough to buy a house.

Based on the text, what did the newlyweds do with their money?

• save it

• spend it all

• give it away

• pay someone

The mom was up all night and found herself in quite the stupor the next morning; she could hardly keep her eyes open.

According to the text, what does stupor mean?

• excited

• tired

• hungry

• sick

After Harry found out a bully was picking on his little sister, he was full of wrath.

According to the text, what does wrath mean?

• happy

• sad

• disappointed

• angry

The car was idle waiting for the train to pass. It hadn't moved in, what seemed like, forever!

According to the text, what does idle mean?

• moving

• still

• broken

• expensive

As she waited for her ride, Sarah thought of all the fun things she did today. She got to eat with her friends, play games outside, and wear her new bathing suit!

According to the text, where could Sarah have spent her day?

• stuck at home

• at her grandma's house

• summer camp

• in her room

He took a peek around the corner. He really hoped that she wasn't there. But she was coming right toward him! He turned around and started running the other way as fast as he could.

According to the text, what could the boy have been doing?

• eating lunch

• waiting for his mom to pick him up

• playing tag

• going on a trip

Kelly had no choice. She didn't want to go, but her mom was very upset with her. Kelly hadn't meant to get glue all over the new rug. It was her little sister's fault anyway! But that didn't matter now. She was locked up in here until who knows when!

According to the text, where is Kelly?

• her room

• outside

• at school

• on the playground

She slowly looked up and realized HE WAS HUGE! From far away, his black fur made him seem smaller, but upon closer inspection, this thing was massive! He had giant paws but the cutest face! No wonder they make stuffed animals that look like this majestic beast.

According to the text, what is the girl talking about?

• a puppy

• a bear

• a cat

• a wolf

What is inferencing?

• the title of the story

• the captions, headings, title, and diagrams in a text

• when you use the beginning, middle, and end to retell the entire story

• when you have to determine what the author means using clues that come from the text