Context Clues

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What are ingredients?

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Types of food that go into cooking or baking a dish.

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What does curiosity mean?

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Desire to know something.

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What does impede mean?

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To slow down or obstruct.

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What does sealed mean?

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To close something securely.

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What does forbid mean?

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To not allow something.

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What are context clues?

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Hints or information in a text that help you understand the meaning of unknown words.

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Why are context clues important?

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They help readers figure out the meaning of words without needing a dictionary.

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What is an example of a context clue?

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A synonym or antonym provided in the sentence.

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What does it mean to infer?

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To make a guess based on evidence and reasoning.

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What is a synonym?

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A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word.