Context Clues

Reading Skills’ Practice

a. hard to find

b. easy to see

c. all around

d. unknown

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Water is Water is scarcescarce in the desert. in the desert.

a.a. hard to findhard to find

b. easy to see

c. all around

d. unknown

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Water is Water is scarcescarce in the desert. in the desert.

a. hate

b. enjoy

c. give away

d. bake

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Apple pie is my favorite. I Apple pie is my favorite. I savorsavor every bite!every bite!

a. hate

b.b. enjoyenjoy

c. give away

d. bake

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Apple pie is my favorite. I Apple pie is my favorite. I savorsavor every bite!every bite!

a. very small

b. very funny

c. very large

d. very excited

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The rat was very small, but the The rat was very small, but the elephant was elephant was giganticgigantic..

a. very small

b. very funny

c.c. very largevery large

d. very excited

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The rat was very small, but the The rat was very small, but the elephant was elephant was giganticgigantic..

a. small

b. tasty

c. large

d. sweet

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Lucy was upset she only received a Lucy was upset she only received a minisculeminiscule amount of icecream. She said it amount of icecream. She said it was not fair because her brother received was not fair because her brother received

a large amount of icecream.a large amount of icecream.

a.a. smallsmall

b. tasty

c. large

d. sweet

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Lucy was upset she only received a Lucy was upset she only received a minisculeminiscule amount of icecream. She said it amount of icecream. She said it was not fair because her brother received was not fair because her brother received

a large amount of icecream.a large amount of icecream.

a. shy

b. excited

c. humorous

d. intimidating

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When Raja walked into the party, she immediately went and stood in

the corner because she was too timid to talk to anyone.

a. shya. shy

b. excited

c. humorous

d. intimidating

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When Raja walked into the party, she immediately went and stood in

the corner because she was too timid to talk to anyone.

a. weakeningb. spinningc. changingd. powerful

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Rotating bands of clouds form a circle around the eye.

a. weakening

b. spinningb. spinningc. changingd. powerful

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Rotating bands of clouds form a circle around the eye.

a. spookyb. funny c. greend. happy

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The green light coming from the haunted house was frightening. It was an eerie sight!

a. spookya. spookyb. funny c. greend. happy

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The green light coming from the haunted house was frightening. It was an eerie sight!

a. laughsb. eatsc. shoutsd. smiles

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The man bellows at his family when he gets very angry.

a. laughsb. eats

c. shoutsd. smiles

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The man bellows at his family when he gets very angry.

a. hand overb. take in c. put ind. take out

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You must insert a nickel in the machine to get a gum ball.

a. hand overb. take in

c. put inc. put ind. take out

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You must insert a nickel in the machine to get a gum ball.

a. broke throughb. openedc. lookedd. threw something

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I peeked from under the edge of my sheet and peered at my bedroom window to see

what was scratching against the glass.

a. broke throughb. opened

c. lookedc. lookedd. threw something

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I peeked from under the edge of my sheet and peered at my bedroom window to see

what was scratching against the glass.

a. signb. leave c. watchd. pack

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We must leave soon. We will depart as soon as everyone is ready.

a. sign

b. leaveb. leave c. watchd. pack

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We must leave soon. We will depart as soon as everyone is ready.

a. gatheredb. atec. sleptd. skipped

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The children clustered around their teacher when they went into the snake exhibit. Most

of them were a little scared.

a. gathereda. gatheredb. atec. sleptd. skipped

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The children clustered around their teacher when they went into the snake exhibit. Most

of them were a little scared.

a. very angryb. very pleasedc. very tiredd. very happy

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When my sister found out I broke her toy, she was furious with me.

a. very angrya. very angryb. very pleasedc. very tiredd. very happy

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When my sister found out I broke her toy, she was furious with me.

a. playb. buildc. drawd. find

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Would you quickly sketch a house for me? Use white paper and a pencil.

a. playb. build

c. drawc. drawd. find

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Would you quickly sketch a house for me? Use white paper and a pencil.