Identifying Context Clues in Passages

Context Clues

The student is expected to use context within or beyond a paragraph to clarify the meaning of unfamilir or ambiguous words.

How is it assessed?

​Test items for this standard ask students to return to the passage and reread the section in which the word appears. They require students to use that context to help them figure out the meaning of the unfamiliar vocabulary word.--

How is it assessed on STAAR?

1 In paragraph five, the phrase private to means –

2 Which words from paragraph to help the reader understand what scant mean?

3 Which phrase from paragraph one best serves as an antonym context, clue for the word refined?

4 Which words from paragraph nine help the reader understand the meaning of instinctive?

How can readers identify the meaning of the unfamiliar vocabulary words?

​Readers must reread or readers can read around the word to use context clues in the sentence to help them figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words.

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To identify the meaning of an unfamiliar word the reader needs to

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