Worksheet

Context Clues

Grade 3 - Reading - On Level

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  1. Use the Grade 3 context sentence to infer "absorbed": "The towel absorbed the spill and left the table nearly dry." What does it mean?

    • pushed away
    • the end of a story
    • soaked up
    • a person's name

  2. Which nearby words support the meaning of "postponed" in this sentence: "The committee postponed the vote until every group could speak."

    • the period
    • until every group could speak
    • finished early
    • postponed

  3. Which meaning would make "postponed" confusing in this sentence: "The committee postponed the vote until every group could speak."?

    • delayed until later
    • the meaning suggested by the sentence
    • a sensible meaning from the clue
    • finished early

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

    • A fragile is always a number.
    • fragile is a character's name only.
    • The word fragile means hard to damage.
    • The fragile shell cracked when it dropped onto the tile.

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

    • reread the nearby words
    • choose the longest answer
    • change the word
    • look only at the first letter

  6. Use the Grade 3 context sentence to infer "postponed": "The committee postponed the vote until every group could speak." What does it mean?

    • finished early
    • the end of a story
    • a person's name
    • delayed until later

  7. Which nearby words support the meaning of "fragile" in this sentence: "The fragile shell cracked when it dropped onto the tile."

    • the capital letter
    • hard to damage
    • cracked when it dropped
    • fragile

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

    • soaked up
    • a sensible meaning from the clue
    • the meaning suggested by the sentence
    • pushed away

  9. If "emphasized" means "showed something was important", which Grade 3 sentence uses it correctly?

    • The speaker emphasized the safety rule by repeating it twice.
    • The word emphasized means hid from attention.
    • A emphasized is always a number.
    • The sentence gives no clue for emphasized.

  10. Before choosing a meaning for "precise" in "The scientist recorded the precise temperature before sunrise.", what should a reader check?

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