Exploring Context Clues in Reading

The video tutorial explains how to use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. It introduces the concept of context clues and provides examples using the words 'Tarak' and 'devoured'. By examining surrounding words in a sentence, viewers can infer meanings and enhance their vocabulary skills.

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.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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