Context Clues

When Micah was asked by Optimus Prime if he would ever consider joining the Decepticons, he immediately replied that he would never do such a thing.  As a matter of fact, Micah absolutely loathed the Decepticons.  The Decepticons lied and tried to destroy everything in their path, causing everyone, including Micah, to be disgusted by their behavior.  

Using context clues, what is the meaning of loathed?

• Liked

• Happy

• Sad

• Disliked stongly

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

She acted nonchalant about the exam, but she was actually quite concerned.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of nonchalant?

• worried

• not worried

• happy

• excited

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

She hums continuously, or all the time, and it annoys me.

Using context clues what is the meaning of continuously?

• anytime

• sometimes

• all the time

• never

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

John had a sluggish start to his day; it took him 20 minutes just to get out of bed.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of sluggish?

• happy

• speedy

• fast

• slow

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Motorboats were prohibited at the lake, but sailboats were allowed.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of prohibited?

• not allowed

• allowed

• quickly

• sometimes

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Aaron and his brother were playing a video game.  The object of the game was to evade as many dangerous situations as possible and save the world.  The brothers were always trying to dodge boulders, jump over quicksand, climb trees, or whatever else they could do to complete their mission and save the world. 

Using context clues, what is the meaning of evade?

• run

• hide

• avoid

• crawl

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

The indigo bird’s feathers shone deep blue in the sunlight.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of indigo?

• orange

• deep blue

• light blue

• purple

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

“It was scorching,” Larry said, “and I mean really hot.”

Using context clues, what is the meaning of scorching?

• cold

• really cold

• warm

• really hot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Bill felt remorse, or shame, for his harsh words.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of remorse?

• shame

• happy

• nice

• worried

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Jemma and Jillian are very accustomed to taking care of chickens.  Everyday since they were young, they have gone out to the chicken coop and made sure the chickens had water and food.  It was also their job to clean the chicken coop whenever it was too dirty; however, this was not one of their favorite things to do. 

Using context clues, what is the meaning of accustomed?

• difficult

• easy

• used to doing something

• unable to do something

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4