Review for You: What’s the Meaning?

Mr. Griot introduces methods to understand unfamiliar words, focusing on using dictionaries and context clues. He explains how dictionaries provide definitions and how context clues in sentences can help deduce meanings. Through examples, he demonstrates these strategies, emphasizing their importance in independent reading.

What are the two main methods to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words?

• Using a dictionary and context clues

• Using context clues and guessing

• Using a dictionary and ignoring the word

• Using a dictionary and asking a friend

What does the word 'skedaddle' mean according to the dictionary?

• To run away hurriedly

• To sleep peacefully

• To walk slowly

• To dance joyfully

What are context clues?

• Hints from surrounding words to understand a word's meaning

• A book about word origins

• A type of dictionary

• A friend who helps with word meanings

How can you use context clues to understand an unfamiliar word?

• By looking at the pictures in the book

• By reading the sentences before and after the word

• By asking someone else

• By skipping the word

What does the word 'assistance' mean in the context of the letter?

• Advice

• Help

• Confidence

• Performance

In the letter, what does the word 'capable' mean?

• Unable

• Prepared

• Confident

• Impressive

What does the word 'impressive' mean according to the dictionary?

• Deserving attention, admiration, or respect

• Boring and dull

• Simple and easy

• Confusing and unclear