Context Clues/Analogies

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What are context clues?

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Context clues are hints or information found within a text that help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases.

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What is an analogy?

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An analogy is a comparison between two different things that highlights a similarity between them, often used to explain a concept.

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Lettuce is to green as strawberry is to what?

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Red.

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What does 'rigorous' mean in the context of a program?

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Difficult; it requires a lot of effort and hard work.

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Gloves are to hands as socks are to what?

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Feet.

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What is the purpose of using analogies in learning?

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Analogies help to clarify complex ideas by relating them to familiar concepts.

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What is a characteristic?

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A characteristic is a feature or quality that helps to identify or describe something.

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What does it mean to infer meaning from context?

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To infer meaning from context means to use the surrounding text to deduce the meaning of an unknown word or phrase.

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What is the relationship in the analogy 'ant : tiny'?

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The relationship is that ants are known for being small in size.

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What is an example of a context clue?

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An example of a context clue is a synonym or antonym provided in the same sentence or nearby sentences.