Context Clues

Color By Number
Puzzle A Student Pages............................................................2-3

Puzzle A Answer Key.................................................................4-5

Puzzle B Student Pages.............................................................6-7

Puzzle B Answer Key..................................................................8-9

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 Name: _____________________

9
Context Clues
9 9 9
3 2 2 2 2 3
8 8 8 8
9 9
3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3
8 8
8 10 8 8 10 8
3 2 2 3
9 9 10 10 9 9

10 9 9 10
2 2 3 3 2 2
9 8 8 9

2 2 5 1 1 1 1 5 2 2

5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5

5 1 1 7 1 1 7 1 1 5

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

10 10
5 6 6 4 4 6 6 5
4 4
4 4
5 5 8 4 1 1 4 8 5 5
8 8

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2 Puzzle A
 Name: _____________________

Context Clues
Read the sentences below and use context clues to determine the meaning of
each underlined word. Then fill in the spaces that match the question number with
the color that corresponds with your answer.

1. Many people consider Easter to be the unofficial dawn of spring.

start - white end - black program - pink
2. Deante couldn’t wait to congregate with his family at his grandma’s house for
Easter lunch.
shop - white leave - gray gather - blue
3. The thought of using natural dyes like beets and blueberries for her Easter eggs
was appealing to Trina because she liked to avoid strange chemicals.
interesting - white boring - pink ridiculous - blue
4. Phillip’s little brother spent hours crafting a beautiful papier-mâché egg.
finding - black making - gray buying - blue
5. Ana aimed to someday be able to go to the Easter Parade in New York City.
planned - blue directed - white demanded - pink
6. Lucille spent hours on the intricate decorations for her bunny cake.
few - yellow simple - pink complex - white
7. Erik detested jelly beans and couldn’t understand how anyone could eat them.
craved - gray loved - white hated - black
8. Jessica was imaginative and spent a lot of time decorating Easter eggs every
year.
dull - blue impatient - gray creative - white
9. Jon’s mom spent hours concealing Easter eggs around the house.
decorating - white hiding - blue cooking - black
10. Layla knew she probably bought too much candy, but she wanted to make
sure she had an adequate supply to give to her cousins.
minimal - white optional - blue enough - pink

3 Puzzle A ©Read Write Middle

 Name: _____________________

9
Context Clues
9 9 9
3 2 2 2 2 3
8 8 8 8
9 9
3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3
8 8
8 10 8 8 10 8
3 2 2 3
9 9 10 10 9 9

10 9 9 10
2 2 3 3 2 2
9 8 8 9

2 2 5 1 1 1 1 5 2 2

5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5

5 1 1 7 1 1 7 1 1 5

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

10 10
5 6 6 4 4 6 6 5
4 4
4 4
5 5 8 4 1 1 4 8 5 5
8 8

©Read Write Middle

4 Puzzle A
 Name: _____________________

Context Clues
Read the sentences below and use context clues to determine the meaning of
each underlined word. Then fill in the spaces that match the question number with
the color that corresponds with your answer.

1. Many people consider Easter to be the unofficial dawn of spring.

start - white end - black program - pink
2. Deante couldn’t wait to congregate with his family at his grandma’s house for
Easter lunch.
shop - white leave - gray gather - blue
3. The thought of using natural dyes like beets and blueberries for her Easter eggs
was appealing to Trina because she liked to avoid strange chemicals.
interesting - white boring - pink ridiculous - blue
4. Phillip’s little brother spent hours crafting a beautiful papier-mâché egg.
finding - black making - gray buying - blue
5. Ana aimed to someday be able to go to the Easter Parade in New York City.
planned - blue directed - white demanded - pink
6. Lucille spent hours on the intricate decorations for her bunny cake.
few - yellow simple - pink complex - white
7. Erik detested jelly beans and couldn’t understand how anyone could eat them.
craved - gray loved - white hated - black
8. Jessica was imaginative and spent a lot of time decorating Easter eggs every
year.
dull - blue impatient - gray creative - white
9. Jon’s mom spent hours concealing Easter eggs around the house.
decorating - white hiding - blue cooking - black
10. Layla knew she probably bought too much candy, but she wanted to make
sure she had an adequate supply to give to her cousins.
minimal - white optional - blue enough - pink

5 Puzzle A ©Read Write Middle

 Name: _____________________

Context Clues
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

9 9
4 4 4 5 5 10 10 7
2 3
9
4 4 8 2 5 5 10 10 7
10
9
4 10 8 8 2 5 5 10 7
3

4 8 10 8 8 8 2 5 5 7

4 8 10 10 6 5 5 2 5 7

2
7 2 8 8 6 5 5 5 7
9
3 10
7 2 8 10 6 6 7 7
9 9
3 3
7 7 2 8 8 7 7 7
9 9

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

6 Puzzle B ©Read Write Middle

 Name: _____________________

Context Clues
Read the sentences below and use context clues to determine the meaning of
each underlined word. Then fill in the spaces that match the question number with
the color that corresponds with your answer.

1. Zadie’s father was very punctual and made sure they left the house early
enough for the Easter egg hunt.
prepared - yellow on time - purple in season - blue
2. Although Jackson enjoyed finding the most eggs in the Easter egg hunt, he felt
inclined to make sure his baby sister won this year.
considered - purple motivated - pink favored - yellow
3. Zhanae’s grandmother wrote down explicit instructions on how to make hot
cross buns so they would be made correctly.
happy - pink short - blue clear - yellow
4. Christopher’s mom always spent a lot of time assembling his Easter basket.
baking - pink making - purple taking - yellow
5. Maya really wanted a pet bunny, but her parents said that was impractical.
unrealistic - yellow reasonable - blue exciting - purple
6. Charlie hid the plastic eggs in conspicuous places around the house to make
sure his younger cousins would find them.
secret - pink obvious - blue large - yellow
7. Madeline dyed all her eggs an azure color that matched the beautiful sky.
blue - purple gray - yellow orange - pink
8. Taylor’s mom admonished him about trying to find his basket before Sunday
morning.
praised - white begged - pink warned - yellow
9. Sarah loved wearing fancy attire with her family on Easter.
costumes - blue clothing - purple wardrobe - yellow
10. Ludwig dreaded the laborious task of cleaning his very messy room because
his family was coming to visit.
costly - purple quick - yellow difficult - blue

7 Puzzle B ©Read Write Middle

 Name: _____________________

Context Clues
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

9 9
4 4 4 5 5 10 10 7
2 3
9
4 4 8 2 5 5 10 10 7
10
9
4 10 8 8 2 5 5 10 7
3

4 8 10 8 8 8 2 5 5 7

4 8 10 10 6 5 5 2 5 7

2
7 2 8 8 6 5 5 5 7
9
3 10
7 2 8 10 6 6 7 7
9 9
3 3
7 7 2 8 8 7 7 7
9 9

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

8 Puzzle B ©Read Write Middle

 Name: _____________________

Context Clues
Read the sentences below and use context clues to determine the meaning of
each underlined word. Then fill in the spaces that match the question number with
the color that corresponds with your answer.

1. Zadie’s father was very punctual and made sure they left the house early
enough for the Easter egg hunt.
prepared - yellow on time - purple in season - blue
2. Although Jackson enjoyed finding the most eggs in the Easter egg hunt, he felt
inclined to make sure his baby sister won this year.
considered - purple motivated - pink favored - yellow
3. Zhanae’s grandmother wrote down explicit instructions on how to make hot
cross buns so they would be made correctly.
happy - pink short - blue clear - yellow
4. Christopher’s mom always spent a lot of time assembling his Easter basket.
baking - pink making - purple taking - yellow
5. Maya really wanted a pet bunny, but her parents said that was impractical.
unrealistic - yellow reasonable - blue exciting - purple
6. Charlie hid the plastic eggs in conspicuous places around the house to make
sure his younger cousins would find them.
secret - pink obvious - blue large - yellow
7. Madeline dyed all her eggs an azure color that matched the beautiful sky.
blue - purple gray - yellow orange - pink
8. Taylor’s mom admonished him about trying to find his basket before Sunday
morning.
praised - white begged - pink warned - yellow
9. Sarah loved wearing fancy attire with her family on Easter.
costumes - blue clothing - purple wardrobe - yellow
10. Ludwig dreaded the laborious task of cleaning his very messy room because
his family was coming to visit.
costly - purple quick - yellow difficult - blue

9 Puzzle B ©Read Write Middle

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