Context Clues (5th & 6th) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

The teacher tried not to show any BIAS when grading the essays, making sure to treat every student equally.

An unfair preference or favor toward one side

A fair and balanced opinion

To be close-minded

To disagree with both sides

On Mother’s Day, the children were APPRECIATIVE as they gave their mom flowers and thanked her for all her love and care.

Feeling thankful and showing respect or love

Feeling annoyed or upset

To to nothing

To depend on something for help or guidance

The vet had to INTERVENE quickly when the two dogs began growling at each other in the waiting room.

To step in and stop a situation

To walk away and ignore it

To wait for someone else to help

To leave before the situation gets worse

During the war, the small country stayed NEUTRAL and did not join either side in the conflict.

Remaining independent and not supporting either side

Taking part in the fight

Avoiding

Agreeing with both sides at once

When winter arrived, the flu became WIDESPREAD, and many students had to stay home from school.

Happening in many places or to many people

Easy to avoid

Affecting only one person

Wingspan

When the couple read their wedding vows, their words were SINCERE and filled with real love and promise.

Honest and full of true feeling

Repeated from someone else’s speech

Funny and playful

Quick and unplanned

The PERSISTENT ants kept carrying food back to their hill, even when the wind blew some of it away.

Continuing to work hard without giving up

Easily distracted and careless

Resting after a short time

Waiting for others to finish the job

The students were EAGER to start their field trip to the zoo and learn about the animals.

Excited and ready to do something

Nervous and unsure

Tired and quiet

Bored and uninterested

The reporter included a quote from the restaurant owner to show what he said in the article.

The exact words spoken by a person

A list of people mentioned in an article

A short summary of a speech

A question asked by the reporter

We have to RELY on the GPS to help us find the fastest route to the beach.

To depend on something for help or guidance

To ignore directions and guess

To move to another place

To wait for something with excitement or expectation

Even though Riley's painting won first place, she remained HUMBLE and congratulated the other artists.

Modest and not bragging about success

Feeling upset about losing

Showing off your talent

Being proud and boastful

After running the marathon, Mateo was so tired he felt like he might COLLAPSE on the sidewalk.

To fall down from exhaustion

To start running again

To take a short break

To stay standing tall

During an emergency, keeping everyone safe is the firefighter’s main PRIORITY.

Something that is the most important to do first

Something that is fun but not needed

Something that happens by accident

Something that can wait until later

After the storm damaged her neighbor’s house, Lily was SYMPATHETIC and offered to help clean up the yard.

Feeling caring and willing to help someone in trouble

Ignoring someone who needs help

Laughing at another person’s problem

Feeling nervous about the weather

From the hilltop, the campers could WITNESS the beautiful sunset glowing over the mountains.

To watch or see something happen

To forget something quickly

To build or create something new

To stay exactly the same

Your concert ticket is only VALID for Saturday night, so it can’t be used on Sunday.

True, acceptable, or officially usable

Lost or broken

No longer working

Expired and unusable

For the science fair, the judges’ CRITERIA included how creative the experiment was and how clearly it was explained.

A standard by which something can be judged or decided

The mandatory materials

A reward for doing well

Listening carefully to directions

While hiking in the forest, Nina had an unexpected ENCOUNTER with a curious deer.

A meeting or experience, often by surprise

A long walk alone in the forest

A planned event

A loud noise in the woods

The STUBBORN donkey refused to move no matter how many times its owner pulled the rope.

Refusing to change your mind or behavior

Feeling scared to try new things

Listening carefully to directions

Always willing to change easily

The SELFISH puppy tried to push the cat out of the bed.

Only caring about yourself and not others

Wanting to share with everyone

Hurting others

Following the rules carefully

Over millions of years, some lizards EVOLVED to blend in with rocks and sand to hide from predators.

To change slowly over time

To travel to new places

To make loud noises

To disappear suddenly

The TIMID kitten hid under the couch whenever new people came into the house.

Shy and easily scared

Playful and curious

Fast and energetic

Brave and confident

The OBEDIENT dog sat quietly and waited for her owner’s command before crossing the street.

Following directions or rules

Running away from instructions

Ignoring what others say

Playing without listening

People sometimes ABBREVIATE the word “December” as “Dec.” when writing dates on a calendar.

To write something in all capital letters

To make a word shorter

To make a word longer

Someone's name

The stadium was filled to its CAPACITY during the championship game, with no empty seats left.

The total number of people or things something can hold

The number of empty spaces

Where the exit signs are

Number of players on each team

When Fluffy saw his owner petting another dog, he became JEALOUS and barked for attention.

Hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage

Feeling tired

Feeling happy for someone else

Feeling grumpy

The coach tried to ANTICIPATE the other team’s next move so her players could be ready to block the shot.

To guess or expect something before it happens

To copy someone’s actions

To ignore something

To wait until the last minute

The students listed all the U.S. presidents in CHRONOLOGICAL order, starting with George Washington and ending with the most recent leader.

Arranged in order by time or date

Arranged from tallest to shortest

Arranged by how famous they are

Arranged by their political parties

The company decided to ABOLISH the use of old trucks that caused too much pollution.

To end or stop something completely/ destroy

To paint something new

To make new again

To drive more carefully

The artist used PRECISE brushstrokes to paint every tiny detail on the butterfly’s wings.

Careful and exact

Quick and simple

Messy and rushed

Bright and colorful

The empty lot next to the school is private PROPERTY, so students aren’t allowed to play there.

Land or something that someone owns

A place for everyone to use freely

A type of building material

The forest

The water CYCLE shows how water moves from the ground to the sky and back again.

A repeating series of steps or stages

A type of vehicle people ride

A place where rain collects

A one-time event that never repeats