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Grade 3 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.3.1

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What type of animals are groundhogs?
  1. Rodents
  2. Canines
  3. Felines
  4. Marsupials
Grade 3 Context Clues
The little boy TUGGED his sock until it came off. What does the word TUGGED mean?
  1. rolled
  2. shook
  3. pulled at
  4. pushed around
Grade 3 Context Clues
What does the word applause mean in the following sentence? The actor liked the applause.
  1. clapping
  2. knocking
  3. running
  4. talking
Grade 3 Context Clues
Mark has the ability to speak Chinese.

The word ability means:
  1. special skill
  2. difficult task
  3. strange habit
  4. favorite game
Grade 3 Context Clues
What does the word rude mean in the following sentence? It is rude to speak too loud.
  1. not quiet
  2. not polite
  3. very friendly
  4. very surprising
Grade 3 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.3.5, L.3.5b
Which choice describes an event that is TENSE?
  1. The home team was winning the game by 20 points.
  2. The dancers waited to hear who would win first place.
Grade 3 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.3.5, L.3.5b
Which choice describes someone who is CRUEL?
  1. Maria fed the dogs at 8 a.m. every morning.
  2. Marla decided not to feed the dogs for two days.
Grade 3 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RI.3.4

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The passage says Rosa Parks' actions became a SYMBOL for the Civil Rights Movement. What is a SYMBOL?
  1. a chant
  2. a picture
  3. a person who does good
  4. a thing that stands for something
Grade 3 Context Clues
Ted worked hard all summer and made a PROFIT. What does the word PROFIT mean?
  1. new work
  2. a big choice
  3. a job well done
  4. made money
Grade 3 Context Clues
Mrs. Anderson HOLLERED for the dog to come inside. What does the word HOLLERED mean?
  1. asked
  2. said
  3. whispered
  4. yelled
Grade 3 Context Clues
Children learn to read and write in many different languages depending on where they live in the world. Knowing how to read and write is called                .
  1. school
  2. mind
  3. literacy
  4. purple
Grade 3 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.3.5, L.3.5b
Which hairstyle would be described as SPIKY?
  1. a mohawk
  2. a ponytail
Grade 3 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.3.5, L.3.5b
Which choice describes someone who is ODD?
  1. Jamie went to the mall so she could buy the coolest clothes to wear.
  2. Anna decided to wear her dress as a skirt and tie the arms around her waist as a belt.
Grade 3 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.3.5, L.3.5b
Which choice describes something that is SWIFT?
  1. Five people were able to get through the line in 10 minutes.
  2. There were 20 people standing in line and waiting to check out.
Grade 3 Context Clues
Ashley will        wash        her muddy hands.
Grade 3 Context Clues
Yesenia         walks         to class.
Grade 3 Context Clues
Gerardo, please do your homework         after         dinner.
Grade 3 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.3.4, L.3.4d
The sale of his video games helped Byron afford a new computer.

Which definition of SALE best fits the sentence above?
  1. selling something for money
  2. a special event with discounts
  3. letting the wind move a boat on a lake
  4. a large piece of fabric on a boat
Grade 3 Context Clues
abandon 1. to leave and never return 2. to stop having or doing 3. a feeling of complete freedom

Which definition of abandon is used in the sentence below?

During the storm, the sailors had to ABANDON their ship.
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
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?

It's odd for a cat to choose to obey a human.
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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