Exploring Context Clues in Baloney

The video introduces a reading strategy using an Oreo cookie analogy to help students identify context clues for unknown words. The teacher uses a guessing game with an Oreo cookie to explain the strategy, followed by a story about Henry P. Baloney to demonstrate its application. The video concludes with a discussion on the origins of certain words used in the story.

What shape was the object in the teacher's hand?

• Rectangle

• Square

• Circle

• Triangle

What was the teacher's purpose in using an Oreo cookie in the lesson?

• To explain a reading strategy

• To demonstrate a science experiment

• To discuss nutrition

• To plan a snack

What is the center of the Oreo cookie strategy analogous to?

• The definition of the unknown word

• The sentence before the unknown word

• The sentence with the unknown word

• The sentence after the unknown word

What strategy does the teacher suggest for understanding unknown words?

• Looking them up in a dictionary

• Asking someone

• Using context clues

• Skipping them

What is the significance of the sentences before and after the unknown word in the Oreo strategy?

• They provide synonyms

• They offer definitions

• They are unrelated

• They give clues to the word's meaning

What was Henry P. Baloney late for?

• Lunch

• A game

• Class

• A meeting

What did Henry P. Baloney use to try to save himself?

• Gravity

• A spaceship

• A parachute

• A simulus

What does 'porto' most likely mean?

• A door

• A vehicle

• A tool

• A type of food

What does 'zimulus' most likely represent?

• A book

• A pencil

• A computer

• A chair

What fun fact did the teacher share about the story's words?

• They are names of planets

• They are scientific terms

• They come from different languages

• They are all made-up