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    Reading Comprehension Context Clues Strategies

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    This document discusses context clues, which are hints an author provides to help define difficult or unusual words. There are four main types of context clues: synonyms, antonyms, explanations, and specific examples. It also discusses using word parts like prefixes, suffixes, and root words to determine a word's meaning. The document encourages readers to look for context clues, break words into parts, guess meanings, and check if meanings make sense in context. It provides examples for each type of context clue and strategies for using word parts to determine a word's definition.

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    This document discusses context clues, which are hints an author provides to help define difficult or unusual words. There are four main types of context clues: synonyms, antonyms, explanations, and specific examples. It also discusses using word parts like prefixes, suffixes, and root words to determine a word's meaning. The document encourages readers to look for context clues, break words into parts, guess meanings, and check if meanings make sense in context. It provides examples for each type of context clue and strategies for using word parts to determine a word's definition.

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    This document discusses context clues, which are hints an author provides to help define difficult or unusual words. There are four main types of context clues: synonyms, antonyms, explanations, and specific examples. It also discusses using word parts like prefixes, suffixes, and root words to determine a word's meaning. The document encourages readers to look for context clues, break words into parts, guess meanings, and check if meanings make sense in context. It provides examples for each type of context clue and strategies for using word parts to determine a word's definition.

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    Reading Comprehension Context Clues Strategies

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    This document discusses context clues, which are hints an author provides to help define difficult or unusual words. There are four main types of context clues: synonyms, antonyms, explanations, and specific examples. It also discusses using word parts like prefixes, suffixes, and root words to determine a word's meaning. The document encourages readers to look for context clues, break words into parts, guess meanings, and check if meanings make sense in context. It provides examples for each type of context clue and strategies for using word parts to determine a word's definition.

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    Context Clues

    Its beyond test-taking skills… Test taking skills are likewise needed but
    they will not sustain you to get high scores.
    What are context clues?

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    • They are hints that an author gives to help define a
    difficult or unusual word.
    • The clue may appear within the same sentence as
    the word to which it refers, or it may follow in a
    preceding sentence.
    • Because most of one’s vocabulary is gained through
    reading, it is important that you be able to recognize
    and take advantage of context clues.
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    4 Common Context Clues

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    Synonym Antonym

    Specific
    Explanation
    Example

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    Synonym

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    Repeat context clue which appears on the same sentence or close to it.

    Examples:

    1.  It was an idyllic day; sunny, warm and perfect for a walk in the park.
    2.  Her animosity or hated of her sister had divided the family.

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    Antonym

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    Another term for contrast context clue that has the opposite meaning, which
    can reveal the meaning of an unknown term;

    Examples:

    1.  Marty is gregarious, not like his brother who is quiet and shy.
    2.  I am willing to climb the mountains but he is reluctant because it gets so cold
    walking up and down the trails.

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    Explanation

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    An explanation for an unknown word is given (a definition context clue) within
    the sentence or in the sentence immediately preceding.

    Examples:

    1.  During the demonstration, a squirmish broke out and the police were called
    to order.
    2.  Something in the refrigerator has a putrid odor; the smell was rotten when
    we opened the door.

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    Specific Example

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    An explanation for an unknown word is given (a definition context clue) within
    the sentence or in the sentence immediately preceding.

    Examples:

    1.  Some celestial bodies, such as the planets and stars can be seen with the
    naked eye.
    2.  There was a lot of tangible evidence, including fingerprints and DNA, to
    prove them guilty.

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    Word Part Context Clues

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    Picture
    Graph

    Syntactic or Word Order


    Clues

    Semantic or Meaning Clues


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    General Strategies for Word Parts

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    1.  Look for CONTEXT CLUES. Reread the sentence and
    the surrounding sentences.

    2. Can you break the WORD into PARTS? (If not, go to


    Step 3).

    •  Is there a PREFIX? What does it mean?


    •  Is there a SUFFIX? What does it mean?
    •  Is there a ROOT WORD? What does it mean?
    •  Put the meaning of the word parts together. What is the
    meaning of the whole word?

    3. GUESS what the word means.

    4. INSERT your meaning into the original sentence to see 9


    whether it makes sense.
    Let me show you how!

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    Let me show you how!

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    Lets do it together! You continue reading the
    rest of the passage.

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