Inferring meaning of Compound Words

Infer the meaning of the italicized compound word in each statement by looking for the context clues.

1.       You’ve got a new wristwatch which is similar to my two-year-old timepiece.

• a.       big rounded watch

• b.     small watch attached to a strap

• c.       watch in the wall

2.       The clock hands and numerals are luminous or light-emitting for they glow even in darkest place.

• A.      darkest

• b.      dim light

• c.      luminous

3.       Self-winding watches became popular in the 1920’s so did automatic clocks.

• a.       manual

• b.       automatic

• c.       doesn’t work

4       The schedule of flights to the south is as tight as the timetable of sea trips

• a.       schedules

• b.       chaos in time

• c.       unorganized

5.       Celebrating a fiesta is a time-honored Filipino tradition that dates back as a long- established Spanish culture centuries ago.

• A.      Unfamiliar

• b.      Long-established

• c.      strange