Worksheet

Context Clues

Grade 3 - Reading - Challenge Me

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  1. Use the Grade 3 context sentence to infer "legend": "The map legend helped us identify symbols for rivers and roads." What does it mean?

    • the end of a story
    • a key that explains map symbols
    • a made-up hero story
    • a kind of number

  2. Which nearby words support the meaning of "varied" in this sentence: "The two reports varied because one used photos and the other used a chart."

    • varied
    • the period
    • one used photos and the other used a chart
    • the capital letter

  3. Which meaning would make "legend" confusing in this sentence: "The map legend helped us identify symbols for rivers and roads."?

    • the meaning suggested by the sentence
    • a sensible meaning from the clue
    • a key that explains map symbols
    • a made-up hero story

  4. If "postponed" means "delayed until later", which Grade 3 sentence uses it correctly?

    • The committee postponed the vote until every group could speak.
    • A postponed is always a number.
    • The word postponed means finished early.
    • postponed is a character's name only.

  5. Before choosing a meaning for "steep" in "The trail was steep, so hikers leaned forward as they climbed.", what should a reader check?

    • change the word
    • look only at the first letter
    • skip every sentence
    • reread the nearby words

  6. Use the Grade 3 context sentence to infer "precise": "The scientist recorded the precise temperature before sunrise." What does it mean?

    • the end of a story
    • a person's name
    • exact
    • a kind of number

  7. Which nearby words support the meaning of "legend" in this sentence: "The map legend helped us identify symbols for rivers and roads."

    • the period
    • legend
    • symbols for rivers and roads
    • the capital letter

  8. Which meaning would make "absorbed" confusing in this sentence: "The towel absorbed the spill and left the table nearly dry."?

    • pushed away
    • a meaning that fits the clue
    • a sensible meaning from the clue
    • soaked up

  9. If "fragile" means "easily broken", which Grade 3 sentence uses it correctly?

    • The sentence gives no clue for fragile.
    • A fragile is always a number.
    • fragile is a character's name only.
    • The fragile shell cracked when it dropped onto the tile.

  10. Before choosing a meaning for "absorbed" in "The towel absorbed the spill and left the table nearly dry.", what should a reader check?

    • reread the nearby words
    • skip every sentence
    • choose the longest answer
    • look only at the first letter
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