Context Clues — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Grade 3 sentence: The mouse scurried under the fridge before the cat saw it. What does scurried mean?
A) moved quickly
B) fell asleep
C) climbed slowly
D) stood still
Context of fleeing a cat tells Grade 3 readers scurried means moved quickly.
2. Grade 3 sentence: The luminous moon lit up the whole backyard at night. What does luminous mean?
A) loud
B) glowing brightly
C) cold
D) empty
Lit up the backyard signals glowing brightly for Grade 3 inference.
3. Grade 3 sentence: After hiking all day without lunch, Mia was famished. What does famished mean?
A) very full
B) very tired
C) very hungry
D) very cold
Missing lunch after hiking means very hungry in Grade 3 context reading.
4. Grade 3 sentence: Jay was flabbergasted when he saw his dog riding a skateboard. What does flabbergasted mean?
A) extremely surprised
B) slightly bored
C) very angry
D) a little sleepy
A shocking sight cues Grade 3 readers to extremely surprised for flabbergasted.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Grade 3 sentence: The baby bunny scampered across the yard; scampered means ran quickly.
Scampered pairs with small animals moving fast in Grade 3 context clues.
2. Grade 3 sentence: The cavern was so vast we could barely see the walls; vast means very large.
Barely seeing walls shows Grade 3 readers vast means very large.
3. Grade 3 sentence: Maya was ecstatic after winning first place; ecstatic means very happy.
Winning first place sets a joyful tone, so Grade 3 readers infer very happy.
4. Grade 3 sentence: The antique clock had been in Grandma's home for 80 years; antique means very old.
Eighty years signals age, so Grade 3 readers infer antique means very old.
5. Grade 3 sentence: The fragile vase cracked with a light bump; fragile means easily broken.
A small bump causing a crack tells Grade 3 readers fragile means easily broken.