Context Clues

Front

What type of context clue provides readers with varying examples to allow them to fully examine the unfamiliar word?

Back

Explanation or Example Clue

Front

escapades
Jonna is fond of mountain-escapades in the same way that Patrick loves to go on beach adventures.

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adventures

Front

What type of context clue provides the meaning of unfamiliar words that can be inferred or guessed from the description of the situation?

Back

inference or general text clue

Front

I returned to school soon after the war was over. The entire place, where the school used to be, was in ______.

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devastation

Front

What type of context clue provides the synonyms of words to give the meaning of unfamiliar words?

Back

synonym or restatement clue

Front

remorse

Back

shame

Front

We would be in a more permanent place once the buildings were rebuilt. The destruction was devastating, but despite the ____ around us, people went about picking up their lives.

Back

chaos

Front

Jonathan is gregarious, unlike his shy brother. What word in the sentence gives the antonym of the underlined word?

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shy

Front

As a country in the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines always experiences different natural calamities such as typhoons, earthquakes, and tsunamis. What type of context clue is used in the sentence?

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explanation or example clue

Front

voracious

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starving