Go to.... Direct Definition Context Clues Tutorial Context Clues Online Practice Quizzes Inferential Context Clues Tutorial Main Idea Tutorial Main Idea Online Quizzes Locating Specific Information Locating Specific Information Online Quizzes Put It Together Questions Tutorial Compare and Contrast Tutorials Compare/Contrast Online Quizzes Back to Kids' Lab Grade 3 Direct Definition Context Clues are words that say, “Stop - don’t touch that dictionary. The definition of the word you don’t know is right here in the text!" They are often used in content area reading. Content area reading is reading that you do in different subject areas such as mathematics, social studies and science. Click on each of the stop signs below to see how context clues can help you find answers!