Context Clues

Context Clues Watch this video about context clues. 1. People slowed down as they passed Max and Carter, looking at the growing mound of sand.Read the dictionary entry for the word pass.pass \ ı pas\ verb1. to ignore2. to move by3. to throw or hit a ball to a teammate4. to complete a class successfullyWhich meaning best matches the way the word passed is used in the sentence above? meaning 1 meaning 2 meaning 3 meaning 4 2. The hot sun was drying out the sand. Carter grabbed his spray bottle and moistened the car while Max shaped the headlights and the grill with his fingers.What are the boys doing?What words help you know what moistenedmeans? Read the sentence and answer both questions. 3. Soon after the contest Taylor became a local star. Suddenly everyone wanted to know about—and try—Taylor’s scrumptious treats. Even large companies began buying her delicious baked goods. Taylor’s pastry business had begun. Of course, being eight years old has its own demands. Having a successful, thriving business doesn’t get Taylor out of going to school or doing homework.The word thriving tells the reader that Taylor’s business is — doing well raising prices losing customers moving to a new city What words helped you determine what thrivingmeant in this paragraph? 4. In 1915, Mrs. Baird purchased a used oven from a hotel. The oven cost $75, but Mrs. Baird was able to pay only $25 in cash. Luckily, she was permitted to pay the rest of the amount she owed by providing bread and rolls to the hotel.What words help the reader know what permitted means? In 1915, Mrs. Baird purchased a used oven from a hotel. The oven cost $75, but Mrs. Baird was able to pay only $25 in cash. Luckily, she was permitted to pay the rest of the amount she owed by providing bread and rolls to the hotel.What does the word permitted mean? forced needed begged allowed 5. Norman Bridwell has written and illustrated many other books for children that do not include Clifford. Bridwell says he’s also written other books that have not been accepted by publishers. Bridwell doesn’t let the rejection stop him. He tells children who like to write or draw not to give up.What words help the reader know what rejection means? Norman Bridwell has written and illustrated many other books for children that do not include Clifford. Bridwell says he’s also written other books that have not been accepted by publishers. Bridwell doesn’t let the rejection stop him. He tells children who like to write or draw not to give up.What does rejection mean? that do not include speaks from experience have not been accepted like doing it Vocabulary review Match the word to it's definition. plot introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution prefix letters added to the beginning of a root word that changes it's meaning sequence of events the order of events in a story