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Grade 3 Context Clues
Spiderman was a very BOLD and strong person.

What does the word BOLD mean in this sentence?
  1. weak
  2. fearless
  3. coward
  4. demanding
Grade 3 Context Clues
Timmy jumped in the pool, but shivered because it was cold.

What does the word "it" in the sentence refer to?
  1. Timmy
  2. jumped
  3. cold
  4. pool
Grade 3 Context Clues
Which sentence matches the definition of the word "bow?"

Definition 1: Bow-a tool used for hunting.
  1. I tied a bow around my sister's present.
  2. The musician uses a bow to play the violin.
  3. Robin Hood fought with a bow and arrow.
Grade 3 Context Clues
"Oh my, what an unusual dress," she said. "I've never seen a dress with a backpack sewn on the back before."

What does 'unusual' mean?
  1. strange
  2. handy
  3. regular
  4. useful
Grade 3 Context Clues
Ashley will have a         small         amount of ice cream.
Grade 3 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.3.5, L.3.5b
Which choice describes something that is SIZZLING?
  1. chocolate chip cookies being baked in an oven
  2. chicken and vegetables being cooked for fajitas
Grade 3 Context Clues
Students will often use a GLOBE to locate cities or locations in a 3D format.

Which is the best meaning of the word GLOBE?
  1. bouncy ball
  2. circle
  3. bowl
  4. round model of the earth
Grade 3 Context Clues
What does the word laboratory mean in the following sentence? Thomas Edison spent many hours in his laboratory trying to make a lightbulb.
  1. a place where a scientist eats
  2. a house where a scientist lives
  3. a room where a scientist sleeps
  4. a place where a scientist works
Grade 3 Context Clues
Read the sentence below.

A dog is the perfect pet for me.

In this sentence, the word perfect means...
  1. wrong
  2. right
  3. best
  4. cut
Grade 3 Context Clues
I can               concentrate              on my studies much better at home when the TV is off.
Grade 3 Context Clues
Read the following sentence from the story.

"The children awoke tortured with a raging hunger."

What does the phrase "tortured with a raging hunger" mean?
  1. weary
  2. famished
  3. angry
  4. lonesome
Grade 3 Context Clues
The little girl on stage dancing amazed everyone, her TALENT was unbelievable.

What is the meaning of TALENT in this sentence?
  1. great performance
  2. being terrible at something
  3. ability to do something well
  4. being awesome
Grade 3 Context Clues
Susie's homework was incomplete because she forgot to answer the last question.

The word incomplete means:
  1. not used
  2. not empty
  3. not finished
  4. not needed
Grade 3 Context Clues
Read the sentence below.

Elizabeth provided enough crumbs to satisfy the bug's hunger.

In this sentence the word satisfy means...
  1. meet their needs
  2. a loud noise
  3. to take care of
  4. feed
Grade 3 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RL.3.1

This question is a part of a group with common instructions. View group »

Which statement best supports the answer in Part A?
  1. [he] began to wish and wish and wish that he could have a long tail like his cousin Whitefoot.
  2. Ever since he had been thinking and thinking, and wondering how his family came to have such short tails.
  3. he had hardly had pride enough to hold his head up as became an honest Meadow Mouse.
  4. but the most imposing thing about him was his long, slim, beautiful tail.
Grade 3 Context Clues
Yesenia,        what        will you wear to the party?
Grade 3 Context Clues
a 1. a grade that shows a student's work is excellent 2. any 3. one 4. someone or something being mentioned for the first time

Which definition of the word A is best represented in a sentence above?'

I am going on vacation for A week.
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Grade 3 Context Clues
Andrew failed the test because his answers were incorrect.

The word incorrect means:
  1. old
  2. right
  3. long
  4. wrong
Grade 3 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.3.4, L.3.4a
Mom asked if the hotel had an iron so she could straighten her pants after taking them out of her suitcase.

IRON means:
  1. a part of a vitamin
  2. a special golf club
  3. a type of metal
  4. a tool for getting out wrinkles
Grade 3 Context Clues
The dog will snap at the cat when it walks by.

The word snap means:
  1. run towards
  2. play with
  3. sleep quietly
  4. bite suddenly
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