DERIVE MEANING FROM CONTEXT

Choose another word that most closely matches the underlined word in the sentence. Use the other words in the sentence for clues to the correct meaning.

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

• ate

• burned

• slept

• bathed

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When he didn't understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

• scold

• call

• explain

• record

Choose another word that most closely matches the underlined word in the sentence. Use the other words in the sentence for clues to the correct meaning.

The impudent boy was rude to the policeman.

• handsome

• sad

• poor

• bold

The best strategy for dealing with an unknown word is

• look it up in a bilingual dictionary

• ask your teacher

• ask another person, a friend or your parents

• try to guess what it means

A good way to make good guesses about unknown words is

• read the first paragraph to identify the topic sentence.

• read the first lines of a paragraph to locate specific information.

• examine the context of the word.

• preview and predict the topic of the text.

Choose another word that most closely matches the underlined word in the sentence. Use the other words in the sentence for clues to the correct meaning.

My sister loathes broccoli, but she loves spinach.

• dislikes intensely

• eats eagerly

• prepares and cooks

• harvests and sells

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All birds have feathers, and feathers are peculiar to birds. No other major group of animals is easy to categorize. All birds have wings, too, but there are other winged creatures, such as bats and certain insects.

• necessary

• Important

• symbolic

• unique

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The police barricaded the entrance so that people who were outside could not get into the concert hall.

• blocked

• opened

• cleared

• changed

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You have to take another sky train to continue your journey because this one terminates here.

• ends

• starts

• changes

• runs

There are two words that most closely match the underlined word in the sentence. Use the other words in the sentence for clues to the correct meaning.

Although at first they loathed each other, they became very close friends.

• ignored

• shouted at

• despised

• hated