My Brother Ate My Smartphone

This Context Clues worksheet features a humorous poem titled “My Brother Ate My Smartphone” from the book My Cat Knows Karate, which describes how a brother becomes a genius after swallowing a phone. The activity challenges students to identify three unfamiliar words from the poem and use context clues to define them. This exercise enhances vocabulary, promotes reading comprehension, and develops critical thinking skills. The imaginative theme of technology consumption leading to intelligence makes it particularly engaging for grades 3-5, while encouraging students to infer meaning from surrounding text and expand their understanding of sophisticated vocabulary in a playful context.