{"product_id":"context-clues-reading-mystery-worksheets-grades-3-5-the-bakers-dozen","title":"Context Clues | Reading Mystery Worksheets | Grades 3–5 | The Baker's Dozen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudents never get a definition in this pack — they get the sentence around the word, and that is all they need\u003c\/strong\u003e. Five ordinary pieces of writing about baking, three questions on each, and a suspect cleared with every correct answer. Printable, self-checking and no prep, it drops into vocabulary lessons, literacy centers, guided reading, early finishers, sub days and homework for \u003cstrong\u003eGrades 3–5\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuick Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkill:\u003c\/strong\u003e Context clues, unknown and multiple-meaning words · \u003cstrong\u003eGrades:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–5 · \u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 unrelated passages × 3 questions, 16-suspect line-up, written response and full answer keys (printable PDF, color and black-and-white) · \u003cstrong\u003eTheme:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Baker's Dozen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Case\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor fourteen mornings running, somebody has been slipping a thirteenth bun into every dozen. Iris now unlocks at four and waits at the counter, and the bun is already there. Sixteen people work in that bakery before the doors open, every one of them was there on all fourteen mornings, and one of them is doing it. Here is the hard part: nobody wrote down what happened in the bakery, so there is no account of it to read. What students have instead is a folder of five ordinary pieces of writing about baking — and the words around a word are the only evidence there is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe 5 Passages\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Second Loaf\u003c\/strong\u003e — realistic fiction. A birthday loaf comes out the size of a house brick, and the second attempt goes differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Week at Pellow's\u003c\/strong\u003e — journal entries. Seven days in a working bakery, written up each night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDear Gran\u003c\/strong\u003e — letter. A recipe, a question and a bit of news.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBig Mabel's Rising Dough\u003c\/strong\u003e — tall tale. Dough that will not stop rising, told with a straight face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Night Ovens\u003c\/strong\u003e — poem. The bakery between midnight and dawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow the Reading Mystery Works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents take on the role of Reading Detectives. The five passages are not connected to each other. Each is followed by three questions that turn on working out what a word means \u003cem\u003ehere\u003c\/em\u003e, plus a \u003cstrong\u003ePROVE IT\u003c\/strong\u003e prompt asking for the exact words that gave the meaning away. Every correct answer clears one name from the sixteen-suspect list. Clear fifteen, and the name still standing is the one adding the extra bun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \"You are a detective\" case-file page that sets the scene and the mission\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive short passages across five genres — story, journal, letter, tall tale and poem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree context-clue questions on every passage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA PROVE IT text-evidence prompt on every passage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA sixteen-suspect line-up page for eliminating names one clue at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten-response pages with sample answers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA themed word search and extension activities for early finishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-checking answer keys for every page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull color and ink-saving black-and-white versions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeacher instructions and print-and-go PDF format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSkills Covered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing context to work out an unfamiliar word\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeciding which meaning of a multiple-meaning word fits the sentence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpotting definition, example, synonym and antonym clues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading across genres — fiction, journal, letter, tall tale and poetry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuoting and citing text evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLogical reasoning and deductive elimination as suspects are ruled out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBest Used For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVocabulary and context clues units\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiteracy centers and guided reading groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorning work, homework and early finishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubstitute and relief days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall-group reading and intervention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehension review and test prep for Grades 3–5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMore From This Line\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse every \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/reading-mysteries\"\u003eReading Mystery\u003c\/a\u003e, or pair it with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/main-idea-key-details-reading-mystery-worksheets-grades-3-5-the-midnight-gardener\"\u003eThe Midnight Gardener\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cause-effect-reading-mystery-worksheets-grades-3-5-the-wishing-tree\"\u003eThe Wishing Tree\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kiwiland Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62265375949170,"sku":"17432427","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/2848\/0626\/files\/context-clues-worksheets-passages-reading-comprehension-3rd-4th-5th-grade.jpg?v=1788154227","url":"https:\/\/kiwilandeducation.com\/products\/context-clues-reading-mystery-worksheets-grades-3-5-the-bakers-dozen","provider":"Kiwiland Education","version":"1.0","type":"link"}