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Sneaker-Cleaning Fundraiser: Check the Meaning

Students verify guessed word meanings in a fundraiser email by testing substitutions, checking dictionary senses, and explaining revisions.

Grade 7ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.7.4.d

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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 7
Subject
ELA
Question types
Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students verify guessed word meanings by testing substitutions against surrounding context.
  • Students use dictionary entries to confirm or revise meanings of words in an email.
  • Students explain how context and dictionary definitions work together to verify a meaning.

How to use

Have students read the email and test the initial guesses before consulting the supplied dictionary entries. Discuss why a familiar meaning may not fit a particular sentence.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.7.4.d

Check a guessed word meaning by testing it in context or looking it up in a dictionary.

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Sneaker-Cleaning Fundraiser: Check the Meaning

Test word meanings against an email and dictionary entries.

Test Guesses in Context

Read the email. A useful meaning must fit both the sentence and the surrounding information. Choose one answer unless directed otherwise.

Subject: Before We Announce the Sneaker-Cleaning Fundraiser

1To: Imani Brooks From: Dario Vega Subject: Before we announce the sneaker-cleaning fundraiser Hi Imani, Thanks for suggesting a sneaker-cleaning fundraiser to help cover the seventh-grade class photo. Students could bring washable sneakers, and our volunteers would clean them with supplies approved by our adviser. We should explain that we cannot accept every material or promise to remove every stain. A clear description will prevent disappointment when people arrive.

2Our Saturday date is tentative. We have drafted a schedule for the volunteers. The event can happen that day only if the facilities coordinator approves our use of the covered entrance. The supply list is in the shared folder. Please hold the announcement until we hear back.

3I first thought we could advertise every dollar collected as money for the class photo. Then I remembered that we must pay for brushes and cleaning cloths. Our net proceeds will be the money remaining after those expenses. We should show both the amount collected and the costs in our final update, so classmates can follow what happened to their payments.

4Could you solicit donations of unused cleaning cloths from families? We need to ask what people can provide before buying anything ourselves. Please describe the cloths we need rather than asking for a general bag of supplies. We can waive the cleaning fee for students who cannot pay, without asking them to explain their circumstances to the volunteers.

5After the event, we should reconcile the payment log with the cash count. If the records disagree, we will check each entry and receipt until we can explain the difference. That does not mean changing a number just to make the totals look right. Two students should review the records together before we send an update to the class.

6We also need a contingency plan in case the covered entrance becomes unavailable. An indoor room might work, but we would need permission and a way to protect the floor. Could you check those details while I confirm the cleaning instructions with our adviser? Once we have answers, we can send a short announcement that tells students exactly what to expect. Thanks, Dario

1.
A reader guesses that tentative means “firmly settled.” After testing that meaning against paragraph 2, which conclusion is justified?
  • A. Revise the guess: the date remains dependent on a required approval.
  • B. Keep the guess: placing supplies in a shared folder confirms the event.
  • C. Keep the guess: preparing the volunteer schedule establishes the date.
  • D. Revise the guess: the date refers to the volunteers’ arrival time.
2.
In paragraph 2, underline the sentence that states the condition that must be met before the Saturday event can happen.

Our Saturday date is tentative.We have drafted a schedule for the volunteers.The event can happen that day only if the facilities coordinator approves our use of the covered entrance.The supply list is in the shared folder.Please hold the announcement until we hear back.

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