Context Clues Review

What are THREE possible ways to determinethe meaning of an unfamiliar word in a text while reading?

• Ask a teacher. They know every word in the word!

• Look for a synonym before or after the unfamiliar word.

• Look for an antonym before or after the unfamliar word.

• Look for the definition of the word after a dash, a comma, or in parenthesis.

The arboreal monkey spent very little time on the ground, they preferred the leafy green trees. Arboreal probably means...

• The monkeys like to live in trees.

• The monkeys stay mostly on the ground.

• The monkeys live in water.

• The monkeys are really zebras.

Daniel was mortified when he discoverd that everyone knew about his failure. Mortified means....

• Nonchalant---didn't really care.

• Scared to death and embarassed.

• Angry for the person who told.

• Extremely sad.

Every subject and field of interest develops its own private set of words, or jargon. Jargon probably means...

• Time and place

• something you like to do for fun.

• it's own set of words or language.

• It's own life.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

People often visit the desert for it's solitude, but they are almost never alone, since an impressive about of plant and animal life exists there.

• warmth

• dryness

• privacy

• You can't fool me. None of thes are correct.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

According to Longfellow's famous poem, Paul Revere spread the alarm, telling the Minutemen that the Redcoats were on their way.

• warning

• panic

• siren

• None of these are correct!

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

The luminous spread you sometimes see stretched across the night sky is actually blended light from billions of distant stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way.

• thick

• thin

• glowing

• Not so fast! None of these are right!

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

Even when the number of jobs grew during World War II, the chronic problem of employment discrimination against blacks did not improve.

• slight

• constant

• brief

• None of these