Context Clues Worksheet 2: A Day at the Zoo
Find the meaning of difficult words by reading the clues in the text.
A Day at the Zoo
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Read the passage, then answer the questions.
- 0A Day at the Zoo
The zookeeper explained that giraffes are herbivores, animals that eat only plants. The lions, on the other hand, are carnivores that eat meat.
A young monkey was mischievous. It stole a hat, hid a sandwich and tugged on a visitor's scarf, all within five minutes.
The penguins waddled across the ice, rocking from side to side with every step, while the visitors laughed.
- 1What are herbivores? A animals that eat plants B animals that eat meat C animals that sleep all day
- 2What are carnivores? A plant eaters B meat eaters C flying animals
- 3What does mischievous mean? A playful and naughty B sleepy C frightened
- 4Which words in the text help you understand waddled?
- 5What clue helped you understand carnivores?
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Answer key — Sheet A (5 answers)
- 1. A – animals that eat plants
- 2. B – meat eaters
- 3. A – playful and naughty
- 4. Rocking from side to side with every step.
- 5. It says they eat meat.
About this skill
Pick the meaning that makes sense in the sentence, then check by reading the sentence with your choice in place.
How to teach it
- Read the passage twice: once for meaning, once for detail.
- Underline the words that prove each answer.
- Say your answer in a full sentence.
Mistakes to watch for
- Answering from opinion rather than evidence in the text.
