Context Clues Game 3

Martha saw a hill. She wanted to walk to the top of it. It took a long time. She got to the crest of the hill after three hours. She felt good.

The underlined word (crest) in the passage means:

• top

• bottom

• middle

Real animals do not talk. Sometimes in stories they do. Lions, tigers, elephants are beasts that talk in stories. Other beasts do too. It is fun to read about animals that talk.

The underlined word (beasts) in the passage means:

• plants

• people

• animals

Sheep have wooly, white hair. Their hair grows during the winter. The wool is sheared in the spring. Then the sheep have short hair for the summer.

The underlined word (sheared) in the passage means:

• washed

• petted

• cut

I learned to swim last year. At first, I stayed in shallow water. Now I am a strong swimmer. I can swim in deep water too.

The underlined word (shallow) in the passage means:

• not deep

• deep

• clean

I make noise sometimes when I have fun. I whoop! I whoop when I like what I am doing very much. I can't keep it in when I'm happy, so I whoop.

The underlined word (whoop) in the passage means:

• make a loud, happy sound

• make a crying sound

• make an angry sound

We will go for a ride soon. I can wait.

We will play a game soon. I can wait.

We will have ice cream soon. I can't wait! I want it immediately.

The underlined word (immediately) in the passage means:

• right now

• tomorrow

• in a little while

We all wanted to visit Grandfather. Mother, Father, and I got into the car.  We __________ to Grandfather’s house. We had a good time with him all afternoon.

The word that best fits the blank space is:

• ran

• drove

• crossed

The farm animals live in a big barn. Each cow and horse stands in a stall. Each one eats his hay in the stall and sleeps there too.

The underlined word (stall) in the passage means:

• part of a house

• part of a field

• part of a barn

Doors let people go in and out of places. Most stores open on one side. I like doors in very big stores. They do not open or close the doors keep moving around. They revolve.

The underlined word (revolve) in the passage means:

• pop open

• slide shut

• turn around in a circle

I have many moods. Sometimes I feel happy. Sometimes I feel angry or sad. I am glad that I have moods. That way I am a new person each day.

The underlined word (moods) in the passage means:

• ways to feel

• ways to play

• ways to think