Context clues

We found an old hut in the woods. There was a couch in it. The couch was so shabby that we did not sit on it. It did not look like it could hold us up without breaking into!

The underlined word in the passage means:

• new

• worn out

• ugly

I was helping my grandmother move. I carried a box of glasses carefully. Classes are very fragile. I do not want to damage any of them.

The underlined word in the passage means

• strong

• easy to break

• pretty

I was a passenger on a plane last week. The plane was supposed to land in London. It was too foggy to land in that city. The planes were altered, and we landed in Paris instead.

The underlined word in the passage means

• Terrible

• changed

• followed

The man who was in the monster movie was very frightened. He saw the monster coming at him in, his whole body began to tremble.

The underlined word in the passage means

• shake

• scream

• run

My brother and I had a big fight. My mother scolded us both. She said that we should learn to get along better. We knew that she was right, and we were glad that she had spoken to us.

The underlined word in the passage means

• blamed

• loved

• hit

Everyone in my family knows that I like to read. If I am reading, I do not like to be interrupted. If someone comes into my room, I tell him to come back when I am not busy.

The underlined word in the passage means

• stopped in the middle

• caught

• beaten

My brother and I have jobs to do at home. One day I wash the dishes, and he takes out the garbage, and the next day we switch. If we neglect to do our jobs, we remind each other.

The underline word in the passage means:

• remember

• hate

• forget

My mother and father both work. My brother and I go to school. When we all get home, we do our chores. My brother sets the table, and my father cooks dinner. Afterward, my mother washes the dishes, and I dry them.

The underlined word in the passage means:

• Laundry

• dances

• jobs

We planned to go to the park today and have a picnic. When we woke up, the rain was pouring down. We had to revise our plans. Instead of going out for a picnic, we spread the blanket on the living room floor and had our picnic inside.

The underlined word in the passage means:

• fight about

• keep

• change

I was running down the hall. When I got to the corner, Jill was there. She had been running too. We collided and we both fell. It's a good thing that we didn't get hurt.

The underlined word in the passage means:

• talked with

• bumped into

• met