context clues
Name the four types of context clues
Synonym, antonym/contrast, example, general sense/inference.
100 pts — What does the prefix bene- mean?
A: Good, well.
100 pts — Give two different meanings of the word table.
A: A piece of furniture; to postpone/set aside (or a chart of data).
100 pts — What does candid mean?
A: Honest and direct, sometimes bluntly so.
200 pts — What signal words often indicate an antonym/contrast clue?
A: Unlike, but, however, although, rather than, despite.
200 pts — What does the root rupt mean? Name one word that uses it.
A: Break; e.g., interrupt, disrupt, erupt.
200 pts — When looking up a multiple-meaning word, what two things should you check to find the right entry?
A: The word's part of speech in the sentence, and the surrounding context/meaning.
200 pts — Use resilient correctly in an original sentence.
A: Accept any grammatically correct original sentence that shows accurate understanding.
“The garden was filled with perennials, such as daisies, lavender, and black-eyed Susans.” Identify the clue type and the meaning of perennials.
A: Example clue; meaning: plants that come back year after year.
300 pts — Break down circumvent into its parts and give its meaning.
A: circum- (around) + vent (come) = to find a way around an obstacle or rule.
300 pts — “The river's current was too strong to swim against.” Which meaning of current applies, and how do you know?
A: A flow of water; context (river, swim) signals the water-flow meaning, not ‘up to date.’
300 pts — What's the difference between being skeptical and being credible?
A: Skeptical describes someone who doubts; credible describes something/someone believable or trustworthy.
“By the fifth hour of the blackout, tempers in the crowded apartment had grown noticeably frayed.” Identify the clue type and the meaning of frayed.
A: General sense/inference; meaning: worn down, on edge, easily irritated.
400 pts — Using word parts, determine the meaning of malodorous (mal- + odor + -ous).
A: Having a bad smell.
400 pts — Given entries for yield (noun: amount produced; verb: to give way) and the sentence “Engineers tested how much weight the beam could yield before bending,” which entry fits, and why?
A: The verb entry; the sentence uses yield as an action (to give way/bend under force).
400 pts — What does it mean to ‘demonstrate independence in building vocabulary knowledge’ (L.VAU.6)? Give one example strategy.
A: Accept reasonable answers: keeping a vocabulary journal, using new words in speech/writing, using a Frayer Model independently, looking up unfamiliar words while reading on one's own.