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Grade 4 Vocabulary in Context
Infer Grade 4 academic word meanings from sentence and paragraph clues in 12 problems with an answer key. Free printable PDF for Grade 4.
12 problems · Standards: L.4.4a · Difficulty: medium
✅ Answer key included · ✅ Free for home & classroom use
Highlights
- Grade
- Grade 4
- Subject
- Reading & Writing
- Pages
- 3 · worksheet + answer key
- Answer key
- ✅ Included
- Class time
- about 15 min
What's inside
- 1. The teacher asked us to OBSERVE the caterpillar closely and write down everything we noticed about it. What does OBSERVE mean? A) ignore B) watch carefully C) draw pictures D) feed
- 2. Maya felt CONTENT after finishing her book report early. She smiled and relaxed on the couch. What does CONTENT mean? A) angry B) worried C) satisfied D) hungry
- 3. The museum guide asked visitors to be CAUTIOUS near the ancient pottery because the pieces could break easily. What does CAUTIOUS mean? A) loud B) careful C) excited D) quick
- 4. The scientist made a PREDICTION that it would rain tomorrow based on the dark clouds and dropping temperature. What does PREDICTION mean? A) a guess about the future B) a mistake C) a measurement D) a memory
- 5. During the fire drill, students had to EVACUATE the building quickly and meet at the playground. What does EVACUATE mean? A) clean B) leave C) enter D) decorate
- 6. The park ranger explained that some animals are NOCTURNAL, which means they sleep during the day and hunt for food at night. What does NOCTURNAL mean? A) very large B) active at night C) living in trees D) eating plants
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The free PDF includes all 3 pages — every problem plus the full answer key.
What’s included
- 12 problems across 3 pages (worksheet + answer key)
- Answer key included — every answer, ready to check
- Standards: L.4.4a
- Skill: Inferring meanings of genuinely Grade 4 academic words from sentence and paragraph context
- Suggested use: literacy centers, homework, reading groups, or sub plans
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