Which term describes the words, phrases, or sentences that surround an unfamiliar word?(1 point)

Question

Responses

meaning
meaning

context
context

dictionary definition
dictionary definition

critical thinking

Answer 1

context

Answer 2

The tired climbers struggled slowly up the steep and grueling mountain path.

Which word in the sentence helps you to understand the meaning of grueling?

(1 point)
Responses

mountain
mountain

climbers
climbers

path
path

struggled

Answer 3

struggled

Answer 4

Every morning at breakfast, our small herd of Highland cattle devoured their feed as if they hadn't eaten in days.

What is the meaning of devoured as it is used in the sentence?

(1 point)
Responses

to chew
to chew

to taste
to taste

to eat carefully
to eat carefully

to eat greedily

Answer 5

to eat greedily

Answer 6

Which option explains how to verify the meaning of an unknown word?(1 point)
Responses

look up an antonym in a thesaurus
look up an antonym in a thesaurus

use the word in a new sentence
use the word in a new sentence

find the word in another sentence
find the word in another sentence

look up the definition in a dictionary

Answer 7

look up the definition in a dictionary

Answer 8

Which of the following options are types of context clues? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses

explanations of the meanings of words
explanations of the meanings of words

unknown words
unknown words

articles and pronouns
articles and pronouns

dictionary definitions
dictionary definitions

cause and effect relationships

Answer 9

articles and pronouns
cause and effect relationships

Answer 10

wrong