Context Clues, Tips for the Reader

& CLOZE PRACTICE

By Mr. SkellyGrade 4

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Context Clues – How Do They Help You Read New Words?

• Textbook writers and authors include words or phrases to help their readers understand the meaning of a new or difficult word.

• These words or phrases are built into the sentences around the new or difficult word. By becoming more aware of the words around a difficult word, readers can make logical guesses about the meanings of many words.

Using Context Clues—Solve the Riddles!

When you read, you can use context clues to help you figure out words that you do not know. You can use the word clues that you read to help you find the meaning of a new word.

What is the meaning of the crazy, make-believe word that is underlined in each sentence? Circle the correct meaning. Then circle at least two clue words that helped you to figure out the meaning of the word.

1. Sometimes at lunch we have slowmoe. Slowmoe is a good drink. I like chocolate but some people like skim slowmoe.What is slowmoe? ice cream milk pizza

2. We like to go to glubnub class. Sometimes we run races or play ball. We learn the rules for different sports. Glubnub is a fun class!What is glubnub? music art gym

3. My kitenight is older than anyone in my family. Sometimes we visit my kitenight and she tells us stories about our mother when she was growing up. She also bakes us great cookies.Who is my kitenight? grandmother father pet

4. Do you have a placenet? Dogs and cats can make good placenets. My friend Ann has a placenet named Swimmy. Ann has to feed Swimmy each day and clean the water in Swimmy’s bowl. No matter what kind of placenet you have, you have to take good care of it.What is a placenet? rabbit fish pet

CHALLENGE: On the back of this page, write your own context clue riddle. Try to give good clues that will help your reader to know the meaning of the new word! Ask someone to solve your riddle.

Still Wondering What a Still Wondering What a Context Clue Is?Context Clue Is?

Click on the link below to watch a Click on the link below to watch a video clip. Pay careful attention to video clip. Pay careful attention to what the song tells you.what the song tells you.

When the video is over click the back When the video is over click the back arrow arrow in the upper left hand corner. in the upper left hand corner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgaSmJKR9HM

Context Clues Pretest and Posttest

Context Clues Pretest– http://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoi

nts/prepostest/contextclues1pretest.html

• Context Clues Posttest– http://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoi

nts/prepostest/cluesdefinepostest.html

Use these two links to test your knowledge before and after using the activities that follow this page.

“On Your Own” Activities• Quia Context Clues Activity

– http://www.quia.com/pop/117579.html

• Study zone lesson and activity– http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/e4topic.cfm

?TopicID=24

• TV 411 Activity– http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?

str=reading&num=7&act=1

• Word Clues Activity– http://wps.ablongman.com/long_licklider_vocabular

y_1/0,1682,11855-,00.html

You did it!•You have successfully completed a study on

context clues!•NOW TRY PART 2•CLOZE PRACTICE

CLOZE PR_CT_CE

By:Mr. SkellyGrade 4

Each of the following stories have seven missing words. The clues may be definitions, pronouns or

signal words. Sometimes the clues will come before the blank, other times the clue will come after the

blank. For each one read the entire story. When you come to a blank, choose the word which will make the

most sense in the story. Remember, each of the choices will sound correct. However, only one of the

choices will make sense in the whole story.

KEEP TRACK of HOW MANY ANSWERS YOU GET CORRECT AND CHECK YOUR SCORE AT THE END!

HAVE FUN!

Correct! How well did you do?

Be Honest!Check the table below to see

your score:Correct Answers

76543210

Your score:

100 %86 %71 %57 %43 %29 %14 %0 %

A Brief History of the Maritime Museum1. a.) animals b.) people

c.) coins d.) products

e.) babies

2. a.) water b.) rocks

c.) wildlife d.) plants

e.) performers

3. a.) door b.) seat

c.) screen d.) tank

e.) stage

4. a.) factory b.) farm

c.) mine d.) kitchen

e.) restaurant

5. a.) rule b.) problem

c.) project d.) square

e.) turnaround

6. a.) oldest b.) closest

c.) tallest d.) strangest

e.) largest

7.. a.) avoiding b.) hiding

c.) trashing d.) protecting

e.) littering

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Abraham Lincoln As A Young Man1. a.) time b.) problem

c.) excuse d.) solution

e.) reason

2. a.) height b.) weight

c.) scale d.) length

e.) ruler

3. a.) drama b.) athletic

c.) long d.) week

e.) exciting

4. a.) personality b.) looks

c.) muscles d.) brains

e.) anger

5. a.) author b.) athlete

c.) policeman d.) criminal

e.) student

6. a.) rules b.) lies

c.) mistakes d.) stories

e.) problems

7. a.) boring b.) interesting

c.) true d.) false

e.) mean

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Amusement Parks1. a.) remembered b.) known

c.) closed d.) important

e.) open

2. a.) wheel b.) train

c.) coaster d.) cars

e.) skates

3. a.) island b.) classic

c.) modern d.) small

e.) expensive

4. a.) forgotten b.) built

c.) allowed d.) captured

e.) free

5. a.) build b.) create

c.) buy d.) protect

e.) steer

6. a.) crash b.) race

c.) bumper d.) water

e.) speed

7. a.) fireworks b.) music

c.) lasers d.) dancers

e.) scenes

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Barn Raisings1. a.) baking b.) height

c.) strength d.) money

e.) families

2. a.) dancers b.) artists

c.) cooks d.) poets

e.) writers

3. a.) farmer b.) fighter

c.) soldier d.) fireman

e.) sailor

4. a.) laughed b.) lifted

c.) waved d.) left

e.) fell

5. a.) taught b.) painted

c.) described d.) graded

e.) repeated

6. a.) pushed b.) spread

c.) thrown d.) gobbled

e.) fixed

7. a.) discussed b.) chanted

c.) arranged d.) constructed

e.) broken

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Battle of the Frogs1. a.) enemy b.) city

c.) daytime d.) battleship

e.) winter

2. a.) way b.) darkness

c.) radio d.) speaker

e.) mouth

3. a.) bottles b.) bats

c.) cans d.) rifles

e.) banisters

4. a.) coats b.) breath

c.) bridges d.) hats

e.) beds

5. a.) ears b.) friends

c.) noses d.) eyes

e.) beds

6. a.) noise b.) mess

c.) food d.) jokes

e.) deals

7. a.) build b.) cross

c.) avoid d.) design

e.) paint

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Bears in Connecticut 1. a.) eaten b.) missed c.) seen d.) bitten

e.) raised

2. a.) houses b.) cars

c.) restaurants d.) caves

e.) gardens

3. a.) found b.) feared

c.) freed d.) fed

e.) loved

4. a.) understand b.) reach

c.) break d.) build

e.) read

5. a.) feed b.) ground

c.) garages d.) trash

e.) cleaning

6. a.) baking b.) sleeping

c.) racing d.) hiking

e.) sailing

7. a.) rope b.) elevators

c.) magnets d.) magic

e.) rules

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Blue Jay Orchards 1. a.) farm b.) factory c.) mall d.) restaurant

e.) store

2. a.) forgot b.) plowed

c.) rented d.) owned

e.) checked

3. a.) escaped b.) moved

c.) grew d.) stopped

e.) shrunk

4. a.) bad b.) open

c.) closed d.) lost

e.) away

5. a.) taxes b.) alarms

c.) sails d.) money

e.) flags

6. a.) cows b.) temperatures

c.) plants d.) staff

e.) land

7. a.) heat b.) warmth

c.) freezing d.) flooding

e.) fog

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Bog Creek

1. a.) landed b.) recorded c.) stretched d.) fired

e.) flipped

2. a.) smells b.) people

c.) plants d.) pigs

e.) water

3. a.) cut b.) check

c.) break d.) blank

e.) pry

4. a.) rode b.) exercised

c.) planned d.) climbed

e.) listened

5. a.) store b.) stream

c.) ranch d.) roade.) farm

6. a.) freezer b.) match

c.) blanket d.) elevator

e.) machine

7. a.) rocks b.) work

c.) hammers d.) tools

e.) concrete

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Caboose1. a.) homework b.) paperwork

c.) lifting d.) packing

e.) driving

2. a.) ways b.) reason

c.) years d.) places

e.) decades

3. a.) weather b.) food

c.) ideas d.) bosses

e.) pay

4. a.) pictures b.) bathrooms

c.) beds d.) books

e.) kitchens

5. a.) angry b.) happy

c.) sad d.) concerned

e.) upset

6. a.) view b.) meal

c.) sleep d.) play

e.) strike

7. a.) slow b.) long

c.) smooth d.) jerky

e.) fast

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Cats

1. a.) weight b.) spots c.) height d.) fur

e.) color

2. a.) loud b.) sharp

c.) harsh d.) soft

e.) mean

3. a.) weak b.) scary

c.) loving d.) uncaring

e.) rude

4. a.) born b.) separated

c.) written d.) erased

e.) handled

5. a.) fend b.) farm

c.) love d.) cook

e.) crave

6. a.) odd b.) silly

c.) rare d.) normal

e.) fun

7. a.) temperature b.) level

c.) size d.) rate

e.) smell

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Connecticut Industry1. a.) cars b.) parts

c.) tires d.) arms

e.) names

1. a.) collectors b.) swingers

c.) hurlers d.) places

e.) makers

2. a.) known b.) shown

c.) closed d.) sent

e.) made

1. a.) area b.) path

c.) range d.) river

e.) divide

1. a.) helped b.) moved

c.) took d.) limited

e.) spread

1. a.) scares b.) talents

c.) elements d.) inventions

e.) stores

2. a.) food b.) transportation

c.) building d.) clothing

e.) plastic

Covered Bridges

1. a.) unknown b.) hated c.) famous d.) forgotten

e.) mistaken

2. a.) landforms b.) states

c.) parts d.) structures

e.) names

2. a.) modern b.) miniature

c.) secret d.) historic

e.) lonely

• a.) travels b.) spans

c.) disconnects d.) measures

e.) reflects

1. a.) leaves b.) breaks

c.) meets d.) destroys

e.) leaps

1. a.) narrow b.) long

c.) tall d.) vast

e.) hidden

2. a.) water b.) weight

c.) wood d.) trash

e.) traffic

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