Which first step should readers take when they encounter an unfamiliar word?

Responses

Find a synonym for the word in a thesaurus.
Find a synonym for the word in a thesaurus.

Use context clues near the word.
Use context clues near the word.

Look up the word in a dictionary.
Look up the word in a dictionary.

Replace the unfamiliar word with a familiar word.

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Hello guys!!! If the answers i'm about to give you are incorrect, then they either changed it, or we aren't on the same lesson. So if you get them wrong please don't blame it on me. Here are the answers,

1. Use context clues near the word
2. Look for words and phrases surrounding the word that give clues about the word's meaning.
3. drove away
4. It provides a contrast to the unknown word.
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