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Context Clues
Melissa Sheldon
Created on September 26, 2024
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Answer all of the questions correctly to solve the case.
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Context CLUES
This week we have been talking about understanding words as we read texts. We can go back and reread a passage or use clues that the text gives us. Today I want to teach you that as readers we can imagine ourselves as decetctives and look for clues when don’t know a word.
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Context clues can help readers figure out the meaning of unknown words in a sentence. These clues can be definitions or examples. Context clues are found in both fiction and nonfiction texts. The words or sentences that come before or after the unfamiliar word are clues that unlock the meaning.
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Find the secret clues with the magnifying glass. Use Context Clues to help you determine the meaning of the unknown word in order to move on to the next question.
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What clues in the sentence helps us understand what the word reptile means?
bodies
hot sun
cannot heat their own blood
Reptiles
What clues in the sentence helps us understand what the word Antarctia means?
down
high up
freezing ice
Antarctica
clean dust and dirt from eyes
small lizards
hunt for food at night
What clues in the sentence helps us understand what the word eyelids mean?
Eyelids
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twigs and sticks
gather
What clues in the sentence helps us understand what the word brittle means?
Brittle
to see
newspaper