Understanding Context Clues

What is the primary strategy to understand an unknown word according to the video?

• Skipping the word

• Asking someone else

• Looking up in a dictionary

• Using context clues

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the purpose of context clues in reading?

• To enhance vocabulary directly

• To ignore unfamiliar words

• To help guess the meaning of unknown words

• To make reading more difficult

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

How can context clues be identified in a sentence?

• By looking for synonyms

• By identifying related words

• By finding numbers

• By locating punctuation marks

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What can be inferred about 'Tarako' from the context provided?

• It is a brightly colored bird

• It is a person's name

• It is a place

• It is a type of food

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which words in the sentence about 'Tarako' serve as context clues?

• Brightly colored, flew

• Context, clues

• Over my head, see

• Sentence, word

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does 'devoured' mean based on the context clues?

• To purchase

• To eat something quickly

• To cook something

• To throw away

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which words help to understand the meaning of 'devoured'?

• Hungry, pizza, minutes

• I, was, so

• The, in

• Word, meaning

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C