Context Clues Practice

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What are context clues?

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Hints in a text to understand unknown words or phrases.

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Why are context clues important in reading?

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To understand unfamiliar words.

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What strategies can be used to determine the meaning of a word using context clues?

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Looking for synonyms or antonyms in the text, examining sentence structure, noting the tone or mood, and considering the overall context.

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What should you look for in the text when using the 'synonyms' strategy?

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Words or phrases with the same or similar meaning as the keywords in the question.

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What should you look for when using the 'antonyms' strategy?

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Opposite meanings

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What should you look for in the text when using 'example clues' strategy?

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Specific examples or instances in the text.

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What are common types of context clues?

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definition, synonym, antonym, example, inference

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Can context clues always provide the exact meaning of a word?

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False

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What does the word tumultuous mean in the following sentence? Panfilo de Navraez made a tumultuous (tu-mul-tu-ous) journey through Florida. He faced many hardships like not meeting back up with his ship, hostile treatment from the Apalachee, and a strong storm that capsized or turned over his boats.

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troubled

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What does the word archaeologists mean in the following sentence? Many archaeologists have studied the expedition of Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (1500-1542) and the evidence he left behind in the southeastern United States:

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people who study the past to learn about history