Context Clues Practice 1

Did you know about these clues to look for to figure out the meaning of words and phrases in a text?

Read the text and determine the meaning of the word " Rattling" :

Only today I wish I didn’t have only eleven years rattling inside me like pennies in a tin Band-Aid box. Today I wish I was one hundred and two instead of eleven because if I was one hundred and two I’d have known what to say when Mrs. Price put the red sweater on my desk. I would’ve known how to tell her it wasn’t mine instead of just sitting there with that look on my face and nothing coming out of my mouth.

What does the word " Rattling" mean in this context?

Think about the answer you chose for Part A. What clues from the text helped you find out the meaning of "Rattling?"