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Contextual Clues

A method by which the meanings of unknown words may be obtained by examining the parts of a sentence surrounding the word for definition/explanation clues, restatement/synonym clues, contrast/antonym clues, and inference/general context clues

Types of contextual clues 

1. definition
2. synonym
3. antonym
4. example
5. explanation

Importance of contextual clues

Much easy to find meaning

Much easy to understand when reading

Add more vocabulary

Improve reading and writing

Reflaction      

-Contextual clues can improved  reading skills

-Contextual clues can help reader to capture the meaning much easily

Question

1) The tiger's roar could be heard in villages far away.
What does roar probably mean? A) food a tiger eats B) a tiger's dream C) a tiger's ear D) a sound a tiger makes	non-java answerD) a sound a tiger makes
2) The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent to most people.
What does abhorrent probably mean? A) fun, lively B) horrible, repugnant C) delicious, tasty D) sweet, sugary	non-java answerB) horrible, repugnant
3) My absent-minded teacher loses his keys, his book and his chalk almost every day!
What does it mean to be absent-minded? A) be hateful B) not pay attention C) be intelligent D) not like someone	non-java answerB) not pay attention
4) You can trust the salesmen at that store because they always conduct business in an aboveboard manner.
What does aboveboard probably mean? A) honestly, openly B) sneaky, dishonest C) horrible, repugnant D) strange, unusual	non-java answerA) honestly, openly
5) Petra has so many friends because she is a gregarious person.
What does gregarious probably mean? A) introverted, self-contained B) shy, quiet C) friendly, outgoing D) rude, hostile	non-java answerC) friendly, outgoing
6) The lovely egret is in danger of extinction because clothing manufacturers use their long, beautiful tail feathers to make ladies' hats.
What is an egret? A) a small child  B) a type of food C) a sound a tiger makes  D) a type of bird	non-java answerD) a type of bird
7) I can't believe it! Right in the middle of our conversation, Peter turned around abruptly and walked out of the room!
What does abruptly probably mean? A) formally  B) slowly, in no hurry C) suddenly, without notice  D) quietly, in an unusual manner	non-java answerC) suddenly, without notice
8) After the harvest, we had an abundant amount of apples. We made apple pie, apple sauce, and apple juice because we had so many apples!
What does abundant probably mean? A) a shortage  B) not enough  C) very red  D) plentiful	non-java answerD) plentiful
9) When Sara was sick, her voice was almost inaudible. We couldn't hear what she was trying to say clearly.
What does inaudible probably mean? A) very loud, easy to hear  B) very soft, hard to hear C) very strange, uncommon  D) very shy, introverted	non-java answerB) very soft, hard to hear
10) The hill was too arduous for us to climb. We had to walk our bicycles up the hill.
What does arduous probably mean? A) tall, sharp  B) fun, exciting  C) easy, not challenging  D) difficult, steep