Looking For Context Clues

What type of word is "mind-boggling"?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

• All of the above

Which context clue will help us understand what "impulsive" means?

• McDonald's is famous.

• McDonald's has lots of money.

• McDonald's spends money on advertising.

• Most McDonald's customers don't plan on eating there.

"Various" means....

• "Many" because the sentence is about the different choices people can make when buying things.

• "Many" because the sentence is about all the different friends people have.

• "Few" because the sentence is about how people don't know what to buy if they don't read about their choices.

• "Few" because the sentence is about how people don't have many choices.

"Fundamental" here means food is....

• NOT that important, because the context clues suggest food does very little to a person.

• VERY important, because the context clues suggest food does a lot to a person.

• CONFUSING, because the context clues suggest it's hard to know exactly what food does.

What context clues might tell us that "slaughterhouses" are places? (select all that apply)

• fast-food

• ad

• "-houses"

• where

• cattle

What image might help us determine the meaning of "handful"?

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Based on our envisioning and our context clues, "a handful of little hot dog and hamburger stands" probably means...

• Zero, because hands can't hold a hot dog stand.

• A few, because a hand can hold a few things and because the paragraph is about how a big company started small.

• A lot, because a hand can hold a lot of things and because the paragraph is about how McDonald's is a huge company.

• A lot, because McDonald's sells a lot of hamburgers and you use your hands to eat them.

"Convenient" here probably means...

• "Delicious" because the paragraph is about how fast food tastes pretty good.

• "Cheap" because the word "inexpensive" comes right before convenient.

• "Cheap" and "delicious" because the paragraph is about both of those things.

• Neither "cheap" nor "delicious" because the words "also" and "and" tell me this word is in addition to those other ideas.

"Lurks" is a...

• positive word, because the article is about how fast food is delicious and popular.

• negative word, because the article is about how fast food comes with hidden costs and dangers.

• positive word, because the paragraph has other positive words like "shiny" and "happy".

• negative word, because it sounds like "jerks" and jerks are bad people.