Understanding Context Clues

What is the definition of context clues?

• Context clues are hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

• Context clues are pictures that accompany text

• Context clues are synonyms for unfamiliar words

• Context clues are unrelated facts found in a text

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Give an example of using a synonym as a context clue.

• Beautiful can be understood through its synonym 'ugly'.

• Enormous can be understood through its synonym 'huge'.

• Fast can be understood through its synonym 'slow'.

• Tiny can be understood through its synonym 'gigantic'.

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Explain how using an antonym as a context clue can help in understanding a word.

• Using a synonym instead of an antonym

• By understanding the opposite of a word, one can infer the meaning of the word in question.

• Ignoring the antonym and focusing on synonyms

• Guessing the meaning without considering the antonym

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How can a reader use a definition context clue to decipher the meaning of an unfamiliar word?

• Use synonyms of the unfamiliar word to determine its meaning.

• Ignore the definition context clue and guess the meaning based on context alone.

• Look for words like 'confuses', 'misleads', or 'obscures' to find the meaning of the unfamiliar word.

• Look for words like 'means', 'refers to', 'is defined as', or 'in other words' to find the meaning of the unfamiliar word.

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Provide a scenario where a reader can use an example context clue to understand a word.

• The reader can use the example context clue 'ate a delicious meal' to understand that 'perplexed' means hungry.

• The reader can use the example context clue 'finished the race first' to understand that 'perplexed' means determined.

• The reader can use the example context clue 'slept for hours' to understand that 'perplexed' means well-rested.

• The reader can use the example context clue 'tried to solve the puzzle' to understand that 'perplexed' means confused or puzzled.

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Describe how a reader can use a contrast context clue to figure out the meaning of a word.

• By identifying words or phrases that indicate a difference or opposite meaning in the text surrounding the unknown word.

• By skipping over the word and continuing to read

• By asking a friend for help

• By looking up the word in a dictionary

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In what ways can a reader use a cause and effect context clue to determine the meaning of a word?

• By identifying the action or event that leads to a particular outcome and inferring the meaning of the word based on its context.

• By guessing randomly

• By asking a friend for help

• By looking up the word in a dictionary

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Explain the process of using an inference context clue to comprehend the meaning of a word.

• Ignoring the word and moving on

• Asking a friend for the word's meaning

• Looking up the word in a dictionary

• Analyzing the surrounding words or sentences to deduce the word's meaning.

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How does a reader use a general context clue to make sense of an unknown word?

• By looking up the word in a dictionary without considering the context

• By asking someone else to provide the definition of the unknown word

• By ignoring the context and guessing the meaning based on the word's appearance

• By analyzing the context in which the unknown word appears and using surrounding information to deduce its meaning.

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Give an example of a reader using a specific context clue to interpret the meaning of a word.

• Homophones

• Antonyms

• Etymology

• Synonyms

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