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Context Clues Word Problems
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Context Clues Word Problems
Context Clues Word Problems
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Grade: Grade 1
Subject: Reading
Topic: Context Clues
Time: 20 Minutes
Difficulty: Advanced
Questions: 20
Instructions: Read each sentence or short story. Use the words around the missing word to help you figure out the meaning. Write the best word or answer for each one.
Skills Practiced:
Context Clues
Reading
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
1Question
Mia drank a cold glass of ____ on a hot day. It came from a cow.
2Question
The boy put on his ____ before he went outside in the rain. It kept his head dry.
3Question
Lena used a ____ to erase the pencil marks on her paper.
4Question
After dinner, Dad washed the dirty ____ in the sink. We eat soup with it.
5Question
The puppy was very ____ and wagged its tail when we came home.
6Question
The teacher said, "Please sit on the ____ and listen." It is where students work at school.
7Question
Tom had a cut on his finger, so the nurse put a ____ on it.
8Question
The butterfly flew from flower to flower. It was not sitting still. It was ____.
9Question
Sarah packed a snack in her lunch ____ and carried it to school.
10Question
We saw a ____ in the sky. It was bright and gave us light at night.
11Question
The fire truck made a loud ____ as it rushed down the street.
12Question
The little girl whispered because the baby was ____ and sleeping.
13Question
At the zoo, the animal with a very long neck was the ____. It ate leaves from tall trees.
14Question
The farmer grew carrots, corn, and beans in the ____ behind his house.
15Question
When the teacher asked a question, all the children raised their ____ to answer.
16Question
The snow was deep and cold, so we wore boots and a ____ to stay warm outside.
17Question
The student looked at the picture and then at the words to find the answer. She was using ____ clues.
18Question
Max wanted to know what the word meant, so he read the sentence before and after it. He used the ____ to help him.
19Question
The coach said, "Run fast to the end and then stop." The word "end" tells us the runner should go to the ____ of the race.
20Question
Read the sentence: "The tiny bird chirped in the tall tree while the wind blew gently." What does the word "chirped" mean? It means the bird made a ____ sound.