Is this an effective strategy?

Guess the meaning by swapping out the unknown word for another word you know to see if it makes sense.

According to some theories, dinosaurs met their demise when a six-mile long asteroid struck the Earth 65 million years ago.

Signal words that indicate comparison include:

Although wolves eat both plants and animals, hawks are completely carnivorous.

Larger animals often treat smaller animals as prey, or something to be killed and eaten.

The meaning of the word is illustrated by examples.

Signal words to indicate contrast include:

The reader uses his background knowledge and clues from the text to draw conclusions about the meaning of a word.

Meteorites, or any chunks of rock or metal reaching the Earth from outer space, are leftover material from the formation of the solar system.

The meaning of a word is found using contrast or by a word that means the opposite.

The meaning of a word is found using similarity or by a word that means the same.

Which strategy is illustrated here:

Hawks are completely carnivorous. Similarly, Tigers will also eat only meat.

A statement that gives the meaning of a word.

Which context clue is illustrated here:

Predators, such as hawks, wolves, and coyotes, hunt rabbits.

An antonym may be a single word, but a comparison of contrast may be an entire phrase.

An Acronym to remember the context clues is...

Look for each type of context clue, mark all that you can find.

Mammals are a group of animals, such as dogs, cats, and horses. All of these animals have fur. Like these animals, humans have hair. Alternatively, lizards do not have fur and are not mammals. Like lizards, humans also do not have fur. I wonder which group humans belong to...