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NameDateCOURSE: Destination Reading IIIUNIT 4: That’s Smart Thinking!: Inventing WhatYou NeedVocabulary Strategy: Context Clues(Multiple Meaning Words)Complete the following items to practice the vocabularystrategy for this unit.Use context clues to help you choose the best definition of theunderlined word. Then circle the definition that makes the mostsense.TMLearningObjective:• Use the contextto determinethe meaning ofmultiple-meaningwords.1. When we had finished hiking in the foothills, we decided to walk back to thecampsite.a. in the opposite directionb. part of an animal’s body© 2008 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Your Turn is a trademark of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.2. Make sure you brush your hair before going to school.a. a dense growth of bushes or shrubsb. use a tool made of stiff bristles on a handle3. Every swing at the playground is broken.a. a punchb. a seat that moves back and forth4. We can work together to roll this log out of the way.a. turn over and overb. a small loaf of breadDestinationReading

NameDateTM5. The duck opened its bill and gave a loud “quack!”a. the beak of a birdb. a written account of how much money is owed6. My dad will pick me up on his way home from work.a. to use energy to perform a taskb. a person’s duties or employment7. Let me check this math problem to make sure you did it correctly.a. to examineb. to stop something’s progress8. “Anne, please set the table,” said Mother.a. to arrangeb. a collection of similar things9. Jim will be the lead in the school play.a. to guide others by walking in frontb. the main character or role© 2008 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Your Turn is a trademark of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.DestinationReading

NameDateTMDecide what each underlined word means in the sentence. Write a definition ofthe word as it is used. Then write a sentence using a different meaning of theunderlined word. Then put a checkmark beside the definition that makes mostsense.1. It is never a good idea to pet a wild animal.2. The peacock’s cry sounds like a human voice.© 2008 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Your Turn is a trademark of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.3. You can use a bucket to draw water from the well.4. My brother always tries to pin the blame on me!5. The baseball player swung his bat at the ball.DestinationReading