{
"finish": "Brilliant detective work! You used five context clues to unlock meaning.",
"steps": [
{
"word": "dim",
"say": "The attic was dim, so Mia raised the torch to see.",
"question": "What does dim mean?",
"card": "The attic was dim, so Mia raised the torch to see.",
"choices": ["Not bright", "Very noisy", "Perfectly tidy"],
"answer": 0,
"good": "Yes—the torch is the clue. Dim means not bright.",
"help": "Why did Mia need a torch?"
},
{
"word": "inspected",
"say": "Whiskers inspected the stone before stepping on it.",
"question": "What did Whiskers do?",
"card": "Whiskers inspected the stone before stepping on it.",
"choices": ["Looked at it carefully", "Ran away from it", "Covered it with leaves"],
"answer": 0,
"good": "Exactly. Inspected means looked at carefully.",
"help": "Think about what you might do before taking a careful step."
},
{
"word": "concealed",
"say": "The path was concealed beneath hanging moss.",
"question": "What does concealed mean?",
"card": "The path was concealed beneath hanging moss.",
"choices": ["Hidden", "Widened", "Painted"],
"answer": 0,
"good": "Correct—the moss hid the path.",
"help": "Could the children see the path beneath the moss?"
},
{
"word": "route",
"say": "The children followed the route shown on the map.",
"question": "What is a route?",
"card": "The children followed the route shown on the map.",
"choices": ["A path to follow", "A loud warning", "A secret name"],
"answer": 0,
"good": "Yes. A route is a path or way from one place to another.",
"help": "What does a map help you follow?"
},
{
"word": "decoy",
"say": "The shiny coin was a decoy; the real clue was under the leaf.",
"question": "What was the decoy doing?",
"card": "The shiny coin was a decoy; the real clue was under the leaf.",
"choices": ["Distracting them", "Rewarding them", "Lighting the room"],
"answer": 0,
"good": "You found it. A decoy distracts attention from the real thing.",
"help": "The word real shows that the coin was not the true clue."
}
]
}
ENGLISH PRACTICE ROOM
Context Clue Detectives.
Read each sentence, follow the clues and discover what the highlighted words mean.
← Back to English PracticeTake your time. Every mistake gives you another clue.