Determining Meaning of words (HS)

Lesson-21: Determining Meaning of words

Read the following dictionary entry:

"clout"- n.

1. a significant amount of influence 2. a hard punch 3. a big hit in baseball

Question 1: Which definition most closely matches the use of clout in the following sentence?

"Title IX gave us some clout, but it didn't give us our motivation."

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 2

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Question 2: A strategy (plan) for determining the meaning of a word by context

is to:

• substitute the dictionary definition or voc. word in place of the voc. word to see if it makes sense.

• guessing

• presuming

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Question 3: Read the paragraph below. Then, tell what the author is trying to show about Summitt.

"And she became an ambassador as much as coach., allowing television cameras into the locker room, willing to play almost any team on almost any court."

• was able to pick and choose which teams to play

• took on a role in women's sports that went beyond coaching

• frequently sought out opportunities to appear on television

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Question 4: Identify which key words in the sentence below proves your answer correct.

"And she became an ambassador as much as coach, allowing television cameras into the locker room, willing to play almost any team on almost any court."

• became ambassador as much as coach

• willing to play almost any team any time

• willing to play

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Question 5: Why does the author end the article with a quotation?

"There may be coaches that win more than Pat, but will never be another Pat Summitt."

• To suggest that Pat Summitt's accomplishments may soon be eclipsed

• To provide an opinion that differs from those expressed in the rest of the article

• To show how Pat Summitt will likely be remembered over time

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Question 6: What is the tone of the quotation, "There may be coaches that win more than Pat, but will never be another Pat Summitt." ?

• Negative

• Positive

• Neutral

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Question 7: What is the main topic for the following summary?

Although Pat Summitt had been a very successful basketball coach for many years, her primary accomplishment came after she developed Alzheimer's disease. By refusing to hide her diagnosis from the public and vowing to continue coaching, she set a powerful example for others.

• Summitt's successful career at the Univ. of Tennessee

• Summitt's successful coaching and role model

• Summitt's Alzheimer's disease

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Question 8: What is the main topic for the following summary?

The popularity of women's sports today is largely the result of the enactment of Title IX in 1972. Before that, female athletes like Pat Summitt had little funding or support for their teams. Pat Summitt's success is an example of how Title IX helped women athletes and coaches.

• Pat and Alzheimer's disease

• Title IX's support of women's athletic programs

• Pat Summitt's success career

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Question 9: The title "A History of Fearlessness" will give the reader a strong hint about...

• the main point the story will make

• how to live without fear

• fear in everybody's life

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Question 10: When an author tells a story, the lesson about life that he teaches the reader of the story is called

• thesis

• tone

• theme