Context Clues

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What are context clues?

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Words or phrases in a text that help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

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What does the word 'frantically' most likely mean?

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Feeling or showing a lot of fear and worry.

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What does the word 'contents' mean?

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Things that are contained in something.

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What does the word 'valiant' most likely mean?

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Very brave.

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What does the word 'pursue' most likely mean?

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Chase.

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What does the word 'attractive' most likely mean?

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Beautiful.

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How can you use context clues to understand a word?

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Look at the surrounding words and sentences to infer the meaning.

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What is an example of a context clue?

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A synonym or antonym provided in the text.

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Why are context clues important?

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They help readers understand the text better without needing a dictionary.

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What is a synonym?

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A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word.