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Context Clues

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    Identify word meaning with context clues
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  • The hiker was **cautious** as she crossed the narrow bridge, taking slow, careful steps to avoid falling.
    fearful
    being careful
    running
    loving
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  • The **massive** elephant was so huge that it couldn't fit through the doorway of the barn.
    round
    tiny, small
    cantankerous
    huge, enormous
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  • Tom felt **triumphant** after winning the spelling bee; he raised his trophy high and smiled with pride at his victory.
    victorious
    sadness
    hungry
    forlorn
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  • he detective found a **vital** piece of evidence that helped solve the case; without this important clue, they might never have caught the criminal.
    important, crucial
    dirty, scruffy
    hot, burning
    green, olive
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  • The **delicate** glass figurine shattered when it fell off the shelf because it was so thin and fragile. What does "delicate" mean?
    difficult to destroy
    hard to see
    easily eaten
    easily damaged
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  • After walking three miles in the hot sun, Maria was completely **parched** and drank an entire bottle of water without stopping.
    hungry
    sickly
    thirsty
    exhausted
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  • The **boisterous** children ran around the playground, yelling and laughing so loudly that the teacher had to ask them to quiet down.
    hard, solid
    noisy, energetic, rowdy
    calm, quiet
    soft, delicate
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  • Freebie
    freebie
    freebie
    freebie
    freebie
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  • The deep blue sea is home to many "creatures."
    sea animals
    monsters
    dogs
    giraffes
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  • Max was "ecstatic" about the science fair.
    excited
    nervous
    forlorn
    melancholy
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  • Sam was devastated when his RC car crashed.
    happy
    ugly
    weird
    upset
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