Vocabulary • Ch 3 - Grade 4 • Context Clues

She carefully folded the paper into a small origami bird.

 

What does the word 'paper' mean?

• Something used for drying off after bathing

• The person that you are

• Thin material used for writing and drawing

• Used to introduce two or more possibilities

She wrote down her thoughts in her notebook with a pencil.

 

What does the word 'pencil' mean?

• To ask for information or clarification

• Writing tool used to make marks

• Feeling anxious or concerned about something

• Something that makes you happy

It was a pleasing sight to see her smile after a long day.

 

What does the word 'pleasing' mean?

• Something that makes you happy

• Feeling anxious or concerned about something

• To ask for information or clarification

• Having a thin edge or point

Can you answer my question?.

 

What does the word 'question' mean?

• To ask for information or clarification

• A track for trains to travel on

• A deep breath made when tired or sad

• To make something less hard or rigid

The train thundered down the railroad tracks.

 

What does the word 'railroad' mean?

• To look for something or someone

• A track for trains to travel on

• Feeling anxious or concerned about something

• Something used for drying off after bathing

She promised to return the book to the library by tomorrow.

 

What does the word 'return' mean?

• To look for something or someone

• A track for trains to travel on

• Thin material used for writing and drawing

• To go back to a place again

The children sat in a circle on the grass.

 

What does the word 'round' mean?

• A very strong and hard metal

• Shaped like a circle or sphere

• To make something less hard or rigid

• Feeling anxious or concerned about something

She used the search bar to find relevant information on the internet.

 

What does the word 'search' mean?

• Having a thin edge or point

• To look for something or someone

• A track for trains to travel on

• The person that you are

Be careful when handling the knife as its blade is extremely sharp.

 

What does the word 'sharp' mean?

• Having a thin edge or point

• To look for something or someone

• The number that comes after fifth

• Feeling anxious or concerned about something

She let out a deep sigh of relief after submitting her final exam.

 

What does the word 'sigh' mean?

• The person that you are

• Something used for drying off after bathing

• Your parent's brother or sister's husband

• A deep breath made when tired or sad