Worksheet

Use Context Clues

Grade 4 - Reading - On Level

NameDate

  1. In "Debate Team Switch," what does "revised" mean? Jonah revised his argument after Anika showed the chart.

    • read out loud
    • moved in a circle
    • changed to improve it
    • made a loud sound

  2. The sentence says, "Each group explained how its design welcomed readers." Which nearby clue helps explain "welcomed"?

    • The bright reading lamp was the best part of the mural.
    • The loudest group should always win a vote.
    • Ms. Patel painted the whole hallway by herself.
    • the winning design showed many languages and open books

  3. Which clue helps a reader understand "collected" in "River Cleanup Plan"?

    • the cleanup crew needed bags for that trash
    • He asked volunteers to bring gloves, bags, and a bucket.
    • Cleaning a riverbank is the best Saturday activity.
    • The riverbank already had new trash bins in every spot.

  4. What does "tight" most nearly mean in this passage?

    • a place to meet
    • a kind of tool
    • closed closely
    • difficult to understand

  5. A reader replaces "collected" with "was carefully chosen" in "Luis marked where trash collected after storms." What is the problem?

    • The replacement has the same meaning in this sentence.
    • The replacement does not fit the context.
    • The replacement is the passage's main idea.
    • The replacement is a direct synonym here.

  6. In "Prairie Dog Warning," what does "colony" mean? Scientists watching the colony wrote about different calls.

    • a single empty tunnel
    • a group of prairie dogs living together
    • moved in a circle
    • made a loud sound

  7. The sentence says, "Luis marked where trash collected after storms." Which nearby clue helps explain "collected"?

    • Luis opened a store beside the riverbank.
    • One person should solve every community problem alone.
    • the cleanup crew needed bags for that trash
    • Rivers are important in many communities.

  8. Which clue helps a reader understand "welcomed" in "Library Mural Vote"?

    • The bright reading lamp was the best part of the mural.
    • the winning design showed many languages and open books
    • counted visitors at the door
    • Ms. Patel picked the mural without listening to students.

  9. What does "colony" most nearly mean in this passage?

    • a kind of tool
    • a place to meet
    • a quick disagreement
    • a group of prairie dogs living together

  10. A reader replaces "tight" with "difficult to understand" in "In March, the buds were tight and brown." What is the problem?

    • The replacement has the same meaning in this sentence.
    • The replacement is a direct synonym here.
    • The replacement is proven by the next sentence.
    • The replacement does not fit the context.
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