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Grade 5 Context Clues
What does the word episodes mean in the sentence below?

My grandparents used to listen to episodes of a story that was told on the radio.
  1. discussions
  2. legends
  3. parts
  4. questions
Grade 5 Context Clues
What does the word tentative mean in the sentence below?

Wanda and her family made tentative plans to go on a picnic.
  1. With little food
  2. Without preparation
  3. Not fully worked out
  4. Never done ahead of time
Grade 5 Context Clues
My cousin and I have the same taste in clothes and wear the same size. Sometimes, we swap clothes. I’ll give her my blue dress, and she’ll let me wear her pink sweater. Our mothers don’t mind that we share clothes. When they were young, they would wear each other’s clothes, too.

In the paragraph above, what does the word SWAP mean?
  1. wear
  2. make
  3. trade
  4. give
Grade 5 Context Clues
We were all surprised by how far he could CAST the ball. It landed halfway across the field. The meaning of cast in this sentence is:
  1. a heavy bandage
  2. throw
  3. select actors for a play
  4. a shade
Grade 5 Context Clues
We have an "automatic" garage door opener. What does automatic mean?
  1. heavy
  2. works by itself
  3. very large
  4. works with help
Grade 5 Context Clues
"This chair is so uncomfortable! I want to sit elsewhere." Uncomfortable means                       .
  1. soft and cozy
  2. warm and huggy
  3. nice and cuddly
  4. uneasy and distressing
Grade 5 Context Clues
Which might be POSTPONED because of rain?
  1. swim meet
  2. gymnastics meet
  3. baseball game
  4. basketball game
Grade 5 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RL.5.1

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Which detail from the story provides the best clue for the meaning of the word pardon?
  1. After he had rested a short time, he made ready to fly away.
  2. "You must be very glad to have me go now," he said.
  3. "It's all the same to me," replied the Bull. "I did not even know you were there."
  4. We are often of greater importance in our own eyes than in the eyes of our neighbor.
Grade 5 Context Clues
I hope all of my students are full of DETERMINATION to learn. DETERMINATION means
  1. do nothing.
  2. set out and do something no matter what.
  3. set out to do the bare minimum.
  4. do what you want to do.
Grade 5 Context Clues
What does the word record mean in the sentence below?

Andrea set a new record by running the race at the fastest speed.
  1. a promise made to the public
  2. a goal that will never be reached
  3. a statistic that has never been beaten
  4. a problem that has many different solutions
Grade 5 Context Clues
Where is the most likely place you would find a boulder?
  1. beach
  2. mountains
  3. swamp
Grade 5 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.5.4, L.5.4c
We need to CEMENT our plans so I can start making reservations.

Which dictionary definition best fits the use of the word in all caps above?
  1. a powdery mixture made of lime and clay
  2. make firm or settle
Grade 5 Context Clues
What does the word aspects mean in the sentence below?

Lee solved all aspects of the problem.
  1. Angles
  2. Pledges
  3. Entrances
  4. Corrections
Grade 5 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.5.4

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Read the sentence from Paragraph 1.

But before he left he begged the Bull's pardon for having used his horn for a resting place.

What does the word pardon mean as it is used in the sentence?
  1. forgiveness
  2. sorry
  3. annoyance
  4. gentleness
Grade 5 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RI.5.4

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Based on the passage, what is the meaning of the word bristle?
  1. an animal hair used to make a brush
  2. the stem of a toothbrush
  3. a part of a hog
  4. a special toothbrush
Grade 5 Context Clues
My room was a hodgepodge because I had hundreds of different paint colors on my wall, making it a look like a jumbled mess.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Context Clues
The archaeologist found a Revolutionary War                 in the dig site by my house.
  1. fault
  2. debris
  3. upheaval
  4. artifact
Grade 5 Context Clues
Of what does pizza CONSIST?
  1. crust, sauce, and cheese
  2. a good appetite
  3. Italian restaurants
  4. about a dollar a slice
Grade 5 Context Clues
A good diet can make you less susceptible to illness.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.5.4, L.5.4c
Tara tried to ELBOW Tommy to tell him to wake up when he fell asleep in class.

Which dictionary definition best fits the use of the word in all caps above?
  1. a part of the body
  2. to tap someone
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