Grade 4 English Language Reading Literature - Mythology and Context Clues — Flashcards

By the time students get to 4th grade, they have been using context clues to determine the meanings of unknown words for years. Now, proper nouns are used in fourth grade stories. The author of these stories may refer to a character using either a common everyday proper noun or using mythological characters. Since many 4th grade students have a limited knowledge of mythology, they will need to use the context clues to determine the reference the author is making.

Determine the meaning of unknown words by using the context clues below:

Ready to go, Matt couldn’t wait to see his favorite professional football team, the Tennessee Titans. Matt had aspirations of having a job as a Tennessee Titan when he got older. The Tennessee Titans football team had been in the National Football League for a few years. However, this would be Matt’s first time to see the team in person.

In order to get to the stadium, Matt and his dad would have to take a Poseidon journey. For an hour, the waves crashed along the starboard side. When Matt and his dad made it ashore, they would trek for a few hours to get to the stadium.

Inside the stadium, Matt and his dad sat in their seats. Regrettably, Matt sat behind a woman who had Medusa’s hair. He could not see the field without standing up. However, if the woman stood up too, then he wouldn’t be able to see at all. Matt’s dad and he would feel sorry for each other. Matt's dad was sitting next to a man who had a Zeus attitude. He would yell and scream without stopping. He acted as if he wanted the team to do whatever he said and he acted as their coach from the stands. Matt and his dad watched the game with their team losing by one point. Unfortunately, Matt and his dad didn’t see or hear much of the game due to the two fans sitting around them.

Matt and his dad walked dejectedly to their car. Their supposedly happy trip was terrible. Then as the two were wallowing in misery, they saw a Cyclops of a dog. It could only see out of one eye and its size caused it to struggle with finding a place that would cover it from the heat of the sun shining down on it. At that point, Matt and his dad stopped feeling sorry for themselves.