Context Clues

The towering mountains seem to touch the sky. The clue touch the sky helps me understand that towering means-----

• very far

• very tall

• very short

• very

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the word "announce" mean in the sentence above?

• to annoy

• to be excited

• to keep a secret

• to tell others or make known

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.XI

TEKS.ELA.3.2A.VII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.XI

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.VI

What does the word "current" mean in the sentence?

• where someone has lived in the past

• where someone will live in the future

• where someone lives right now.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.3D

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.IX

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.IX

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VII

TEKS.MATH.3.3D

What phrase or clue from the text helped the you know the meaning of "current" in the sentence? 

• the house

• live in now

• address

Tags

TEKS.ELA.CR.2E

TEKS.ELA.R.1B

TEKS.ELA.R.2D

TEKS.ELA.RI.2E

What does the word dash mean?

• run in a hurry

• run slowly

• walk

• jump very fast

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.XI

TEKS.ELA.3.2A.VII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.XI

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.VI

What word clue from the text help you know the meaning of "dashes"?

• for practice

• Randy is late

• across the field

Tags

TEKS.ELA.CR.2E

TEKS.ELA.R.1B

TEKS.ELA.R.2D

TEKS.ELA.RI.2E

What does the word eager mean in the sentence?

• afraid

• excited

• nervous

• curious

Which phrase or clue from the text helped you understand the meaning of the word eager?

• game to start

• children

• jump up and down

Tags

TEKS.ELA.CR.2E

TEKS.ELA.R.1B

TEKS.ELA.R.2D

TEKS.ELA.RI.2E

What does the word cinema mean from the sentence?

• movie

• park

• the mall

• a cell phone

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E1.2C

TEKS.ELA.E2.2C

TEKS.ELA.E3.2C

TEKS.ELA.E4.2C

What phrase or clues from the text help you understand what the word cinema means?

• nothing made her

• Josie loved to

• watching on the big screen

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E1.2C

TEKS.ELA.E2.2C

TEKS.ELA.E3.2C

TEKS.ELA.E4.2C