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Jobs are suited to everyone’s strengths and abilities.
Citizens share feelings with their families each evening.
Parents teach children to respect others.
clear communication
little competition
Upsetting Disquieting Things about Jonas's Community
Punishment for breaking rules seems too harsh.
Jobs, spouse, and children are all assigned by the government.
loudspeakers transmitting orders
Mood the Reader Feels about Jonas's Community
The pilot that made a mistake is released from the community. This seems like a harsh punishment. Right away the reader feels on edge or unsettled that the government would treat its citizens in such a harsh way.
Setting
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.3 Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the
characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters
or plot).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal
1. _____________, the war between the Northern States and the Southern States, lasted for four years.
2. _____________ materials such as pesticides, plastics, detergents, oil, and gasoline pollute the
Mississippi River.
3. The twins were as different as night and day. One was outgoing and talkative; the other was
____________ and a loner.
4. Logan threw the ______________ through the net to score a three pointer.
5. Meg wanted to impress everyone with the southern dish of shrimp and grits that she had learned
how to prepare when she went to ________________ school in Charleston, South Carolina.
6. Joe picked up the steaming slice of pizza and yowled as he ___________ roof of his mouth.
7. Relocating information from the ____________, or ball-shaped, surface of Earth onto a flat
piece of paper is called projection.
8. The longest line of latitude circling the earth, called the ____________, is also the warmest
location on the earth.
9. Words that are mirror images of each other such as ANNA, OTTO, MADAM, NOON and MOM are
called ____________________.
10. When a person enters a brightly lit room the pupils of the eyes contract; however when they
enter a dark room the pupils __________.
11. At the birthday party, Stephanie served nuts, candy, ice cream, and ____________.
12. During the circus the young girl chuckled when she saw the dog act, yet when the clowns came
into the ring she let out a large ________________.
13. The humpback whale squirted water from its ________________ located on the top of its head
before taking a deep breath and submerging back into the ocean.
14. __________________ bodies including the sun, moon, and the stars are fascinating to study.
15. While on a strict diet the man said he couldn’t eat deep-______ chicken; it must be baked.
16. _______________________ lines means that the two lines lie in the same plane and are the
same distance apart over their entire length so that they never intersect.
17. Tiffany wanted her frankfurter with chili and mustard, but Dalton said he liked his
_____________ with just ketchup.
18. The dog gave a startled _________________ when he saw himself in the mirror for the first
time.
19. African’s top five big game animals include the rhino, leopard, lion, buffalo, and of course the
________________________.
20. During her grandmother’s funeral the girl’s shoulders shook, tears flowed down her cheeks, and
her legs ______________.
21. The mother tenderly __________________her newborn child on his forehead.
22. __________________ creatures, such as unicorns, mermaids, and dragons, are in fantasy stories.
23. Winning members of the Super Bowl received a cash bonus of $88,000 and a
________________.
24. The mountainous road between Mountain City and Abingdon was so full of twists and turns than
many students became _______________ on the field trip to Barter Theatre.
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Answers to Page 65
1. The American Civil War, the war between the Northern States and the Southern States, lasted for
four years.
2. Toxic (Deadly, Lethal, Noxious, Contaminated) materials such as pesticides, plastics,
detergents, oil, and gasoline pollute the Mississippi River.
3. The twins were as different as night and day. One was outgoing and talkative; the other was shy
and a loner.
4. Logan threw the basketball through the net to score a three pointer.
5. Meg wanted to impress everyone with the southern dish of shrimp and grits that she had learned
how to prepare when she went to culinary school in Charleston, South Carolina.
6. Joe picked up the steaming slice of pizza and yowled as he burned roof of his mouth.
7. Relocating information from the spherical, or ball-shaped, surface of Earth onto a flat piece of
paper is called projection.
8. The longest line of latitude circling the earth, called the equator, is also the warmest location on
the earth.
9. Words that are mirror images of each other such as ANNA, OTTO, MADAM, NOON and MOM are
called palindromes.
10. When a person enters a brightly lit room the pupils of the eyes contract; however when they enter a
dark room the pupils dilated.
11. At the birthday party, Stephanie served nuts, candy, ice cream, and cake.
12. During the circus the young girl chuckled when she saw the dog act, yet when the clowns came into
the ring she let out a large laugh (giggle chortle snicker hoot).
13. The humpback whale squirted water from its blowhole located on the top of its head before taking
a deep breath and submerging back into the ocean.
14. Heavenly (Celestial) bodies including the sun, moon, and the stars are fascinating to study.
15. While on a strict diet the man said he couldn’t eat deep-fried chicken; it must be baked.
16. Parallel lines means that the two lines lie in the same plane and are the same distance apart over
their entire length so that they never intersect.
17. Tiffany wanted her frankfurter with chili and mustard, but Dalton said he liked his hotdog with just
ketchup.
18. The dog gave a startled bark when he saw himself in the mirror for the first time.
19. African’s top five big game animals include the rhino, leopard, lion, buffalo, and of course the
elephant.
20. During her grandmother’s funeral the girl’s shoulders shook, tears flowed down her cheeks, and her
legs trembled.
21. The mother tenderly kissed her newborn child on his forehead.
22. Imaginary (Made-up, Make-believe, Fictional) creatures, such as unicorns, mermaids, and
dragons, are in fantasy stories.
23. Winning members of the Super Bowl received a cash bonus of $88,000 and a ring.
24. The mountainous road between Mountain City and Abingdon was so full of twists and turns than
many students became car sick (queasy, troubled with motion sickness) on the field trip to
Barter Theatre.
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Eight Specific Types of Context Clues Examples from Hook Activity
Definition Context Clue
An explanation of a word is given in the text.
This is often in an appositive. That is is a signal to the reader that a definition is coming.
The longest line of latitude circling the earth, called
the equator, is also the warmest location on the
earth.
The American Civil War, the war between the
Northern States and the Southern States, lasted for
four years.
Parallel lines means that the two lines lie in the
same plane and are the same distance apart over
their entire length so that they never intersect.
Repeated or Synonym Context Clue
A synonym for the word is given in the text.
(Note: The synonym and definition examples in this practice are very similar. Students may wish to place the palindromes sentence under definition. This is fine.)
Relocating information from the spherical, or ball-
shaped, surface of Earth onto a flat piece of paper is
called projection.
Tiffany wanted her frankfurter with chili and
mustard, but Dalton said he liked his hotdog with
just ketchup.
Words that are mirror images of each other such as
ANNA, OTTO, MADAM, NOON and MOM are called
palindromes.
Contrast or Antonym Context Clue
An antonym for the word is given in the text.
Words like although, however, and not ____ but
may signal contrast clues.
When a person enters a brightly lit room the pupils of
the eyes contract; however when they enter a dark
room the pupils dilated.
The twins were as different as night and day. One
was outgoing and talkative; the other was shy and a
loner.
While on a strict diet the man said he couldn’t eat
deep-fried chicken; it must be baked.
Association Context Clue
Information is given to help figure out the
meaning to the word.
The dog gave a startled bark when he saw himself in
the mirror for the first time.
Logan threw the basketball through the net to score
a three pointer.
The humpback whale squirted water from its blow
hole located on the top of its head before taking a
deep breath and submerging back into the ocean.
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Example Context Clue
Example context clues often use words like
including, such as, and for example to point out
an example.
Heavenly (Celestial) bodies including the sun,
moon, and the stars are fascinating to study.
Imaginary (Made-up, Make-believe, Fictional)
creatures, such as unicorns, mermaids, and
dragons, are in fantasy stories.
Toxic (Deadly, Lethal, Noxious, Contaminated)
materials such as pesticides, plastics, detergents,
oil, and gasoline pollute the Mississippi River.
Series Context Clue
The unknown word appears in a series or list of
words.
Winning members of the Super Bowl received a cash
bonus of $88,000 and a ring.
African’s top five big game animals include the
rhino, leopard, lion, buffalo, and of course the
elephants.
At the birthday party, Stephanie served nuts, candy,
ice cream, and cake.
Tone and Setting Context Clue
The reader finds a clue based on the general
mood or tone of the passage.
During the circus the young girl chuckled when she
saw the dog act, yet when the clowns came into the
ring she let out a large laugh (giggle chortle
snicker hoot).
During her grandmother’s funeral the girl’s
shoulders shook, tears flowed down her cheeks, and
her legs trembled.
The mother tenderly kissed her newborn child on
his forehead.
Cause and Effect Context Clue
A cause and effect situation is what happened
and why or the result.
The mountainous road between Mountain City and
Abingdon was so full of twists and turns than many
students became car sick (queasy, troubled with
motion sickness) on the field trip to Barter
Theatre.
Meg wanted to impress everyone with the southern
dish of shrimp and grits that she had learned how to
prepare when she went to culinary (cooking)
school in Charleston, South Carolina.
Joe picked up the steaming slice of pizza and yowled
as he burned the roof of his mouth.
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Instructions
For each boldfaced word, underline the clue words and circle any signal words or punctuation
marks that you find. Then write a definition of the word.
1. Page 1 - Occasionally, when supplies were delivered by cargo planes to the landing field across
the river, the children rode their bicycles to the riverbank and watched, intrigued, the
unloading and then the takeoff directed to the west, always away from the community.
Intrigued means ____________________________________________________________
2. Page 1 - It was not a squat, fat-bellied cargo plane but a needle-nosed single-pilot jet.
Squat means _______________________________________________________
3. Page 2 - NEEDLESS TO SAY, HE WILL BE RELEASED, the voice had said, followed by silence.
There was an ironic tone to that final message, as if the Speaker found it amusing; and Jonas
had smiled a little, though he knew what a grim statement it had been.
Ironic means ______________________________________________________________
4. Page 2 - Within minutes the speakers had crackled again, and the voice, reassuring now and
less urgent, had explained that a Pilot-in-Training had misread his navigational instructions
and made a wrong turn.
Reassuring means __________________________________________________________
5. Page 3 - Now, thinking about the feeling of fear as he pedaled home along the river path, he
remembered that moment of palpable, stomach-sinking terror when the aircraft had streaked
above.
Palpable means _______________________________________________________
6. Page 4 - But there was a little shudder of nervousness when he thought about it, about what
might happen. Apprehensive, Jonas decided. That's what I am.
Apprehensive means ______________________________________________________
7. Page 4 - Their parents, of course, were part of the ritual; they, too, told their feelings each
evening.
Ritual means ______________________________________________________________
8. Page 5 - She held up a clenched fist and the rest of the family smiled at her small defiant
gesture.
Defiant means _____________________________________________________________
9. Page 5 - But like all parents all adults they didn't fight and wheedle for their turn.
Wheedle means _____________________________________________________________
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10. Page 7 -He and the other Nurturers were responsible for all the physical and emotional needs
of every new-child during its earliest life.
Nurturers means _______________________________________________________
11. Page 7 - He's a sweet little male with a lovely disposition.
Disposition means _______________________________________________________
12. Page 7 – We have him in the extra care section for supplementary nurturing.
Supplementary means _______________________________________________________
13. Page 8 - Most of the people on the night crew had not even been given spouses because they
lacked, somehow, the essential capacity to connect to others, which was required for the
creation of a family unit.
Essential capacity means _____________________________________________________
14. Page 9 - Today a repeat offender had been brought before her, someone who had broken the
rules before. . . . .You know that there's no third chance. The rules say that if there's a third
transgression, he simply has to be released. "
Transgression means _______________________________________________________
15. Page 9 -No one ever mentioned it; the disgrace was unspeakable.
Disgrace means _______________________________________________________
16. Page 12 - It was right there in the office, and I looked up number Thirty-six that's the little guy
I've been concerned about because it occurred to me that it might enhance his nurturing if I
could call him by a name.
Enhance means _______________________________________________________
17. Page 12 - It didn't seem a terribly important rule, but the fact that his father had broken a rule
at all awed him. He glanced at his mother, the one responsible for adherence to the rules, and
was relieved that she was smiling.
Adherence means _______________________________________________________
18. Page 13 - She became a Nine that year, and got her bicycle. I'd been teaching her to ride mine,
even though technically I wasn't supposed to.
Technically means _______________________________________________________
19. Page 17 - "There are very rarely disappointments, Jonas. I don't think you need to worry about
that, "his father reassured him. "And if there are, you know there's an appeal process.
Appeal means _______________________________________________________
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.4a Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.4a Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.4a Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
