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The origin of the word phonology comes from the greek root phono meaning "sound" and the greek root logia meaning "the study of". Using this information, what is the meaning of phonology?
The study of sound.
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What is a context clue?
Words or phrase in the text around a word that helps a reader guess the meaning of an unknown word.
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Where do you put the period when creating an in-text citation?
After the parentheses, or, at the very end.
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what part of the dictionary entry is this: \dih-lish-uhs\
pronunciation guide
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what is a summary?
The collection of all the main ideas in an article.
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The latin origin of the word cognitive is cognoscere which means "to know". In this sentence, "At a higher cognitive level, you might be comparing what you read with your own experiences." From the context knowledge of the latin roots, what is an inference (guess) of the meaning of cognitive?
Someone or something that has knowledge.
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Using context clues, predict the meaning of the word superfluous. "The detailed description of the girl's feelings in the story was superfluous and should have been taken out."
Unnecessary/Unneeded
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When writing, what do we call cited information from another source which supports our own ideas?
Textual Evidence
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cab·in [kab-in] noun 1. a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction: He was born in a cabin built of rough logs. 2. the enclosed space for the pilot, cargo, or especially passengers in an air or space vehicle. 3. an apartment or room in a ship, as for passengers. Which dictionary definition is used in this sentence? I saw smoke coming from the chimney of the cabin.
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What is a central idea?
The main idea of a section in an article.
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Which word of the choices below has the greek orgin of athlos which means "prize"? a. alphabet b. algebra c. athlete d. anthropology
c. athlete
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"The teacher attempted to vilify mathematics by saying that reading was more significant in finding a good job." Based on context clues, which of the following dictionary definitions is correct for the word "vilify"? 1 : to lower in estimation or importance 2: to utter slanderous and abusive statements against
1 : to lower in estimation or importance
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When reading, what do we call information from the text that we use to make an inference?
Textual Evidence
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cab·in [kab-in] noun 1. a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction: He was born in a cabin built of rough logs. 2. the enclosed space for the pilot, cargo, or especially passengers in an air or space vehicle. 3. an apartment or room in a ship, as for passengers. Which dictionary definition is used in this sentence? The pilot greeted everyone in the cabin?
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What is the central idea of paragraph 2?
There are many things scientists have learned about our planet.
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What could a modern word of the latin root exterus be which means "outer"?
exterior, external
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STOPPER "A stopper is essentially a bracelet closure device. This is the bead that is used when all beading is stopped or ended. " Based on the context, why was the bead called a stopper?
It is called the stopper because that is how it is used in bracelet making--it "stops" the bracelet.
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When we come to a conclusion based on what we have read, we have made an ______?
inference
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besides verbs, what other types of speech can revolve be used as? intransitive verb, re·volved, re·volv·ing. 1.to move in a circular or curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun. 2.to turn around or rotate, as on an axis: The wheel revolves slowly. 3.to proceed or occur in a round or cycle; come around again in the process of time; recur. 4.to be revolved in the mind. 5.to focus or center on. Transitive verb, re·volved, re·volv·ing. 1to cause to turn around, as on an axis. 2to cause to move in a circular or curving course, as about a central point. 3to think about; consider. Related forms re·volv·a·ble, adjective re·volv·a·bly, adverb un·re·volved, adjective
adjective and adverb
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Scientists are learning about our galaxy by traveling to space. This is the central idea for which paragraph?
Paragraph 5
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The modern word iridescent has the latin root iris. In the sentence, "She picked that dress for the prom because of its iridescent fabric." What could the meaning of the latin root "iris" mean based on the context of the sentence?
iris means rainbow. Anything relating to being colorful.
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Using context clues, predict the meaning of the word ubiquitous. "By the time I got to college, smart phones had become ubiquitous, and people had long ceased to be impressed by the sight of one."
Everywhere, found all over
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If we know that dry trees and grass burn quickly, and we know that it hasn't rained in weeks, we can infer that starting a campfire would be what?
Dangerous
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i·den·ti·fy [ahy-den-tuh-fahy, ih-den-] verb i·den·ti·fied, i·den·ti·fy·ing. 1.to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check. 2.to serve as a means of identification for: His gruff voice quickly identified him. 3.to make, represent to be, or regard or treat as the same or identical: They identified Jones with the progress of the company. 4.to associate in name, feeling, interest, action, etc. (usually followed by with ): He preferred not to identify himself with that group. 5.Biology . to determine to what group (a given specimen) belongs. Which definition is used ? The student identified the dinosaur as a herbivore.
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What is the summary of this article? ** Write down your answer!
Scientist are like explorers. They have learned many things about our planet. We live in the Milky Way which has many other planets. Scientists know a lot about the planet Earth, but they are still learning about our galaxy by traveling to space.