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If you are reading and come to an unfamiliar word, look at the
other words in the sentence. These words might give you hints as
to the meaning of the unfamiliar word. We call these hints context
clues. For example, context clues might explain or describe an
unfamiliar word.
Practice
Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues
Use context clues to help define the underlined words in the passage.
Circle the letter of the response that best completes each sentence.
1. At the U.S. Space Academy, we felt what it was like to be weightless and
fl oat through the air.
If you are weightless, you are not affected by .
a. air b. gravity c. space
2. Astronauts use simulators in order to feel like what it will be like in space.
What are simulators ?
a. machines b. portals c. missions
3. Since space has no atmosphere, special suits need to be worn to supply
astronauts with air and protect them from the sun.
The special suits provide .
a. sunlight and gravity b. gas and bubbles c. protection from the sun
and air
4. The mission crew was asked to deploy the robot that was being stored to
work on a broken satellite.
The robot was deployed to complete an .
a. operation b. orbit c. astronaut
5. Someday it might be possible to colonize the moon so people could live
there.
You cannot colonize a place without .
a. sidewalks b. people c. bikes
At Home: Choose three of the underlined words above.
Write a sentence with new context clues for each word.
Share your sentences with a parent or helper.
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