Name ___________________________ Date ______________________

Class ________________ Number the Stars Context Clue Organizer

Context Clue Organizer

Please write down the page on which you find each word. (The number in parentheses is the
chapter you’ll find the word in!) Then write what you think the word means based on context.
Finally, look up the word in the dictionary. (To help you look up words, root words are
underlined.)

Unknown Word Page What I Think It Means What the Dictionary Says It
Based on Context Clues Means
1. lanky (1)

2. rationed (3)

3. mourning (6)

4. haze (8)

5. wail (9)
 Unknown Word Page What I Think It Means What It Means in the
Based on Context Clues Dictionary
6. commotion (11)

7. winced (13)

8. enrage (15)

9. bleak (17)

10. sabotage
(Afterword)