Context Clues

Question 1

_______ are literal and factual. They are the definitions or meanings from the dictionary.

Accepted Answer

Denotations

Question 2

The prefix "re" means _______.

Accepted Answer

again

Question 3

Excellence,college readiness,and productive citizenry serve as the goals of education.Goals __.

Accepted Answer

mean objectives

Question 4

_____ _____are the words surrounding an unfamiliar word helping us understand what we read.

Accepted Answer

Context clues

Question 5

Wisdom is observing and learning from life experiences. (This is an example of meaning from -.)

Accepted Answer

example

Question 6

The glossary serves like a/the _______.

Accepted Answer

dictionary

Question 7

_______ contains synonyms and antonyms.

Accepted Answer

Thesaurus

Question 8

Being rational or reasonable shows maturity. (Based on restatement clue, rational means___.)

Accepted Answer

reasonable

Question 9

Connotations are _______. They are the emotional, political, moral associations we give a word.

Accepted Answer

personal, interpretive, opionated

Question 10

_______ is how a word is used in a sentence or in a paragraph. It is how the word functions.

Accepted Answer

Context

Question 11

Context clues help us understand word meanings without the dictionary.

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 12

The ___ of a textbook provides explanations of the unfamiliar words and terms used in the book.

Accepted Answer

glossary

Question 13

_____ are extended meanings with explanations setting the word or term apart from any other.

Accepted Answer

Definitions

Question 14

Education usually has a _______ connotation.

Accepted Answer

positive

Question 15

Knowing the effect leads us to understanding the meaning of the _______.

Accepted Answer

cause

Question 16

A dictionary provides only one meaning.

Accepted Answer

No

Question 17

Perseverance, on the contrary, is not being lazy. (We get the meaning of perseverance from _.)

Accepted Answer

antonym context clue

Question 18

Being careful with the decisions we make ensure a productive, peaceful life.(Careful means __.)

Accepted Answer

cautious

Question 19

The cause and effect context clue works this way: knowing the cause leads us to the ______.

Accepted Answer

effect

Question 20

Number 19 is an example of getting the meaning of an unfamiliar word from __________.

Accepted Answer

example

Question 21

The knowledge of context helps us _______.

Accepted Answer

both B and C

Questions 21