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Context Connector Worksheet

Read the two short texts. Use clues around each bold word to work out its meaning, then explain how context connects ideas across the texts. Write in your own words.

Text A: The tide is turning

At dawn, Maia and her cousin Tane walked along the harbour, collecting plastic tangled in the seaweed. A council sign announced that a new rule would limit single-use cups from next month. Tane was sceptical: he doubted cafés would follow it, especially during the busy summer season. Maia was more resolute. She had seen seabirds pecking at rubbish and believed small changes could make a difference. By lunchtime, they had filled three sacks. A café owner thanked them and said she was already testing reusable cups. The pair left tired, but encouraged: the rule seemed less like a distant announcement and more like the beginning of a collective effort.

Text B: Harbour clean-up draws support

Volunteers removed 18 sacks of rubbish from the harbour foreshore on Saturday, organisers reported. The event was part of a community campaign ahead of a council restriction on some single-use cups, due to begin next month. Organiser Hana Rangi said, “One clean-up will not solve the problem, but it makes the rubbish visible and gives people a practical way to help.” Several local cafés have begun trialling reusable cups. Council staff will review the restriction after six months and publish the results.

Connect the clues

Use the surrounding words and details—not a dictionary—to support your interpretations.

1.In Text A, Tane is “sceptical”. Which meaning best fits?

He is unsure the rule will be effective.
He is excited to organise the clean-up.
He is annoyed that the harbour is busy.
He is certain every café will obey.

2.Which nearby detail most strongly helps explain the word “resolute” in Text A? Explain what that clue suggests about Maia.

3.What does “collective” mean in the final sentence of Text A? Use one clue from the passage.

4.In Text B, what does “restriction” most nearly mean?

A rule that limits or controls something
A celebration for volunteers
A test of harbour water
A public announcement without any effect

5.The organiser says the clean-up “makes the rubbish visible”. What does this phrase suggest the event helps people do?

6.Text A says three sacks were filled by lunchtime, while Text B reports 18 sacks from Saturday’s event. Why is it reasonable to infer these are different amounts rather than a contradiction?

7.Match each word with the meaning it has in these texts.

sceptical
resolute
collective
restriction

a rule that limits something
doubting that something will happen or work
determined and firm
shared or done by a group

8.Which statement is a fact supported by Text B, rather than an opinion or prediction?

The harbour clean-up removed 18 sacks of rubbish.
The new cup rule will solve the rubbish problem.
Every café will stop using disposable cups.
The volunteers felt proud of their work.

9.How does Text B deepen your understanding of the community effort in Text A? Include one specific detail from each text.

10.Choose one word from either text and write a new sentence that makes its meaning clear through context. Underline the context clue in your sentence.