Context Clues

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What are context clues?

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Context clues are hints or information found in a sentence or paragraph that help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

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Why are context clues important?

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Context clues help readers figure out the meanings of words they don't know, making reading easier and more enjoyable.

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What does the word 'bark' mean in the sentence: 'Please do not pull the bark off of the tree.'?

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The covering of a tree.

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What does 'haphazard' mean in the sentence: 'Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard.'?

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Disorganized.

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What does 'stationary' mean in the sentence: 'The continents are slowly drifting apart. Since they are not stationary, North and South America will one day separate entirely.'?

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Staying in one place.

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What does 'countless' mean in the sentence: 'Sarah has written over seventy books, thirty poems, and a countless number of stories.'?

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Very many.

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What clues help you understand the meaning of 'perturbed' in the sentence: 'Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too.'?

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The words 'sounding annoyed, too' give clues to the meaning of perturbed.

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What is a synonym for 'disorganized'?

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Haphazard.

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What is an antonym for 'stationary'?

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Moving.

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How can you find the meaning of an unknown word in a text?

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Look for context clues in the surrounding sentences.