Strengthen Comprehension With Context Clues Reading Passages

Help your students become confident readers with these context clues reading passages! Designed for fourth and fifth-grade students, this resource provides the targeted practice they need to master the skill of using context clues to figure out word meanings. These context clues reading passages enhance vocabulary development and also offer high-quality grade-level reading comprehension practice.

Vocabulary in Context Practice – 5 Passages with Questions

This vocabulary in context practice resource includes five carefully crafted reading passages that challenge students to use informational text and context clues to define unfamiliar words. Each passage is accompanied by a set of comprehension questions that guide students in analyzing how context clues provide hints about word meanings. The topics included in these context clue passages are as follows:

• Understanding Hurricanes
• Amazing Animal Adaptations
• The World of Robots
• A Deep Dive into the Ocean
• The Olympic Games

Each passage also includes an answer key for easy grading.

Downloading Your Context Clues Passages 

This resource is available in both PDF format for easy printing and Google Slides format for digital access and customization. Simply click the dropdown arrow on the download button and select the version that works best for your classroom needs. Print the context clues passages, and provide your students with meaningful context clues practice to improve their vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.

This resource was created by Anna Helwig, a teacher in Arizona and Teach Starter collaborator.

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