Grade 5 Context Clues Worksheet

Apply context clue strategies across different subject areas with advanced vocabulary.

🔍 Learning Goals

Students learn to apply context clue strategies to vocabulary from multiple disciplines including history, science, and literature.

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Exercise 1

Cross-Curricular

During the American Revolution, colonists who remained loyal to the British crown were called Loyalists. These individuals often faced persecution from Patriots, who supported independence from Britain.

What were Loyalists?

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Exercise 2

Scientific

The atmosphere is composed of several layers. The troposphere, which extends from Earth's surface to about 12 kilometers high, is where most weather phenomena occur.

What is the troposphere?

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Exercise 3

Inference

The protagonist's dilemma was complex. She had to choose between loyalty to her family and pursuing her own dreams, a choice that would have lasting consequences either way.

What is a dilemma?

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Exercise 4

Academic

To synthesize information from multiple sources, researchers must combine different pieces of evidence into a coherent whole, creating new understanding from existing knowledge.

What does "synthesize" mean?

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Exercise 5

Contrast

While renewable energy sources like solar and wind can be replenished naturally, fossil fuels are finite and will eventually be depleted.

What does "finite" mean?

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Exercise 6

Literary

The author used vivid imagery to describe the scene, painting a picture with words so detailed that readers could almost see, hear, and smell the bustling marketplace.

What is imagery in literature?

Grade 5 Reading Strategies

📚 Cross-Curricular Vocabulary

Recognize that different subjects use specialized vocabulary

🧠 Multiple Clues

Use several types of context clues together

🔍 Close Reading

Read carefully to identify subtle context clues

📖 Academic Language

Build familiarity with formal academic vocabulary