Theme: The World Around Us Think The chart below shows how to use context clues to find the
what you think the phrases in the passage.
meanings. Then read the context clues from the passage. Finally, write
meanings of nonliteral words and phrases. First, look at the literal
Meaning in the Passac
Literal Meaning
Context Clues
night owl: a big-eyed bird
that is usually awake at
up reading
be asleep