Example clues

Example clues

การบอกความหมายของคำศัพท์ที่ไม่คุ้นเคย โดยการยกตัวอย่างประกอบความหมายของคำศัพท์ Clues ที่พบได้บ่อยได้แก่

• For example, e.g., for instance, like, as, especially, specially, such as , an example

• หรือ เครื่องหมายวรรคตอน เช่น , comma, : colon, Dash -

Do you participate in one of the more popular avocation, such as jogging, playing tennis, or stamp collecting?

1. The reporter talked to many auto-industry executives, e.g. company presidents and vice-presidents.

A. Employees B. Administrators

C. Trainees. D. Company owners

Multiple Choice

2. Increasingly ominous economics sign including rising inflation, decreasing value of currency, etc. caused a change in the government.

• Noticeable

• Threatening

• Prosperous

• Promising

3. The paucity of natural resources in a country may force it to depend on import; for example, Thailand has to import most of the petrol used within the country.

a. scarcity b. abundance

c. discovery d. consumption

Multiple Choice

4. Dogs barking, jets flying overhead at low altitude, and car engines revving loudly are all examples of

annoying audible sounds that destroy the peaceful atmosphere of a neighborhood

• Able to enjoy

• Able to see

• Able to eat

• Able to hear

5. The university offered a sparse benefit program to the lecturers ; for instance, no longer vacations, or limited budget to attend the professional seminars.

a. ambitious b. scholastic

c. limited. d. necessary

Multiple Choice

6. My grandfather enjoyed the time I worked on a family history project because it gave him a chance to reminisce about his experiences, including those as a band member in high school, a pilot in World War II, and his job in the NASA space program.

• Avoid Discussing

• Remember

• Appreciate

• Do a study on history

7. College students must often face obstacles such as meeting financial obligations, juggling time between a part-time job and large amounts of homework, and learning new technology.

a. obligations b. supports

c. technology d. difficulty

Multiple Choice

8. Examples of phobias include arachnophobia (fear of spiders), agoraphobia (fear of public places), and acrophobia (fear of heights).

• challenging

• infection

• excessive fear

• motion

9. Procedures to eradicate animal disease may include quarantine, immunization, and even slaughter.

a. check b. bring up

c. feed d. eliminate

Multiple Choice

10. Toxic insecticides like DDT, dieldrin and others, have proved efficacious in controlling mosquito populations.

• dangerous

• dangerous

• poisonous

• powerful

Subjective Clues

ต้องใช้วิจารณญาณส่วนตัว คิดด้วยเหตุผลจากข้อความท่ีปรากฏ ตีความหมายศัพท์ที่ไม่คุ้นเคย โดยพิจารณาจากข้อความแวดล้อม หรือใจความของเรื่องและขบคิดตีความหมายของคําศัพท์น้ันออกมาด้วยตนเอง โดยไม่มีคําชี้แนะท่ีเป็นคําศัพท์ชัดเจน ตัวอย่างเช่น

1. The farmers store their grain in the granaries.

2. You have to hold this glass carefully; it is fragile.

Example Clue

อาศัยประสบการณ์หรือความรู้เดิมของนักเรียนมาช่วยตีความหมาย จึงจะทําให้สรุปข้อความ และเดาความหมายของคําศัพท์ได้อย่างสมเหตุสมผล ตัวอย่างเช่น

1. The water in the Chao Praya river at Bangkok was contaminated. At once they posted signs warning people about the dangerous condition of the river.

2. People feel shamed if they do something wrong.

1. The weather man says it won’t be a good day for outdoor activities. He .......... that it will be raining all the day.

a. predicts b. foresees c. reflects d. insists

a. predicts b. foresees

c. reflects d. insists

Multiple Choice

2. There are many ............... to cure the sick in the country villages by means of natural herbs and plants.

• remains

• remedies

• relatives

• resistance

3. In economics, graphs are used to ...............its functions.

a. draw b. interpret

c. think over d. illustrate

4. Interest rate will no ............. until there is evidence that inflation has been controlled.

a. incline b. stable

c. increase d. significantly go up

5. In chemical factories, employees sometimes receive extra pay for doing ...................work.

a. adventurous b. hazardous

c. critical d. essential

Multiple Choice

6. The missionary received an award for her .................work.

• dangerous

• adventurous

• charitable

• worldly

Multiple Choice

7. He was ............... to life imprisonment for committing murder.

• sentenced

• charged

• pronounced

• declared

8. Satellites are used to enable TV program to be ..............round the world.

a. revealed b. broadcast

c. performed. d. transformed

9. The air in Bangkok is quite dirty. There are too many cars and their smoke is the main ............... of the problem.

a. resistant b. remnant

c. pollutant d. assistant

 

Multiple Choice

10. A good government must ..................... the well-being of the citizens.

• be used to b. be

• be responsible for

• stand for

• be interested in

Tone and Mood Type

คือการบอกความหมายของคําศัพท์โดยการใช้ Clue ท่ีบอกผ่านน้ําเสียงของประโยค หรือ ข้อความ ซึ่งนักเรียนต้องวิเคราะห์ ความรู้สึก น้ําเสียง เจตคติท่ีอยู่แวดล้อม หรือจากข้อความข้างเคียงของศัพท์ยากตัวนั้น มาช่วยตีความหมายของคําศัพท์ เช่น

1. I was alone. The day was dull with black clouds overhead. The dreary landscape cast a spell of melancholy over me.

2. Don’t you dare talking to me like that! I am not your close friend. Stop insult me with such a manner.

Word in Series Clue

แนะความหมายของคําศัพท์โดยการใช้คําศัพท์ เก่ียวกับส่ิงต่างๆ หรือเหตุการณ์ใดๆท่ีจัดเรียง หรือตามติดกันมาเป็นชุดๆ เป็นคําท่ีบอกจําพวก หรือประเภทของคําเฉพาะที่อยู่ในประเภทเดียวกัน มีความหมายใกล้เคียงกันแทนคําท่ีกล่าวมาแล้วเพื่อเลี่ยงการใช้คําซ้ำทำให้ประโยคสละสลวย เช่น animal, tool, vehicle, container และ vegetable .

การรู้จัก Word in Series จะช่วยให้เข้าใจความหมายกว้างๆ ของศัพท์ท่ีอยู่ในประเภทเดียวกัน เมื่อรู้จักศัพท์ต่างๆ ท่ีอยู่ในกลุ่มเดียวกัน ก็ช่วยให้เข้าใจความหมายคําศัพท์นั้นได้ ตัวอย่างเช่น

Today I don’t really want to go picnic on such a dreary, depressing and gloomy day of the winter time.

1. The flower is the most-attractive, colorful, and most fragrant part of many plants.

a. prettiest b. rarest

c. softest d. strongest

2. The country’s euphoria over the discovery of big petroleum area was a major factor of the indexes in the stock market. The vivid index purchasing atmosphere are obviously seen.

a. excitement b. depression

c. despair d. concern

3. We arrived at the airport late. This made us miss the plane. Now, we didn’t know what to do. We are in a muddle.

a. comfortable position. b. strange position c. confused mess d. muddy area

Multiple Choice

4. Witch hazel plants tolerate poor soil, dust, and limited sun. It is also found in an arid area.

• suffer from

• die from

• survive in

• thrive in

5. Potential computer buyers have expected versatility, energy, efficiency and simplicity as important component of new equipment.

a. nomination b. capability

c. drawback. d. knowledge

6. This actor is said to give wonderful, outstanding, and brilliant performances.

a. substandard b. normal

c. excellent d. weird

Multiple Choice

7. On one summer day, with the birds singing, the sun shining, we are all eager to have a picnic in the nearby park.

• not hesitate

• arrogant

• sorrowful

• curious

Multiple Choice

8. When hearing that her husband lost his job, and on hearing that the landlord will not resign the new

house renting contract, she was in a whirl.

• in challenging condition

• in confusing condition

• in puzzling condition

• in exciting condition

9. Coral reef is believed to be abundant in the warm, shallow, without clay sea water.

a. deep. b. clear

c. without anything d. unchangeable

10. The Saturday market was in progress and the square was jammed with product stalls, vendors, and buyers.

a. crowds b. retailers

c. goods sellers d. burglar