INFERENCES & CONTEXT CLUES USE CONTEXT TO Infer word meaning Define figurative language Make connections FREE SAMPLE Name: ___________________________ Date: _____________ Emily jumped off the school bus and ran to her front door. She unlocked it and went inside. Her teacher, Mrs. Fields, had passed out report cards earlier in the day and Emily couldn’t wait any longer to look at hers. She had really put her heart into her schoolwork this quarter. Emily pulled the envelope from her backpack, her heart skipped a beat. She tore the envelope and slipped her grades out. Emily unfolded the paper. Her eyes bulged like a frog’s. She couldn’t wait for her mom to get home, so she could share the news with her. 1. What do you think “She had really put her heart into her schoolwork” means? What details from the story make you think this? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2. How do you think Emily felt when “her heart skipped a beat?” What details from the story help you know this? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does “bulged” mean? What details from the story make you think that? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Did Emily get good grades or not? What details from the story help you to know this? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Name: _____________________ _______ Date: _____________ Omar checked the calendar his mom kept on the refrigerator in the kitchen. Today was October 30th. Tomorrow would be the best day of the year. He had decided on his costume two months ago. He had bought it at the store. This was the first time his mom let him buy a costume from the store. It was hanging on a rack that said: “50% off”. It was so unique - a giant triangle with two holes on either side for his arms and one on top for his head. It looked so real, with crispy pepperoni all over the front. He could almost smell melted cheese when he took it from the package. “My costume will be one in a million this year,” he thought. 1. Why did Omar think tomorrow would be the best day of the year? What details from the story help you know this? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why did Omar’s mom let him buy a costume from the store? What details from the story make you think this? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 3. What was Omar’s costume? What details from the story help you know this? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 4. What do you think “one in a million” means? What details make you think this? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Name: _____________________ _______ Date: _____________ Lizette loved going out to eat with her family on Sundays. They always went to the same restaurant and sat in the corner booth by the window. Sandy, their waitress, came over to their table as they settled in. First she told them the specials. “Does anyone have a sweet tooth today?” she asked, “Because we have cinnamon roll French Toast.” Next she took everyone’s order. When she got to Lizette, she said, “Let me guess, you’ll have a number two with a side of bacon.” Lizette nodded, “And an orange juice too, please!” she replied. 1. What meal were Lizette and her family having? What details from the story help you know this? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2. What does “booth” mean? What details from the story make you think this? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 3. How did Sandy already know what Lizette would order? What details from the story help you know this? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 4. What do you think “have a sweet tooth” means? 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