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Test Prep . 2009. Context Clues. What are context clues? Context clues are words and/or sentences around an unfamiliar word that provide clues to the words meaning. . Context Clues. Example:

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Test Prep

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  1. Test Prep 2009

  2. Context Clues • What are context clues? • Context clues are words and/or sentences around an unfamiliar word that provide clues to the words meaning.

  3. Context Clues • Example: • Legend tells how Casey Jones died a hero in a train wreck, but the _______ records tell a slightly different story. • A) Serious D) GlamorousB) Fictional E) Dramatic C) Historical

  4. Context Clues • The Answer is… • C • Why?

  5. Context Clues • Example: • Although Casey Jones was a(n) ______ railroad engineer, a famous American ballad turned him into a __________. • A) celebrated…criminal D) successful…failureB) legendary…common man E) ordinary…folk heroC) unskilled…victim

  6. Answer • E—ordinary…folk hero

  7. Real Aloud • Two spiders that people should avoid are the black widow and the brown recluse. The black widow spider is the greater ____(1) of the two. Although rarely deadly, its bite can be painful. The shiny black widow has a red or yellow mark on its stomach that looks like an hourglass. This spider is ____(2) to be found around people, choosing to construct its tangled webs in (3) _______corners of building where it is not usually seen.

  8. Read Aloud • The black widow is ______(4) in its family relationships. It gets its name from the female’s habit of killing the male after mating. The brown recluse has a mark like a violin on its back and is also frequently found near people. It is not deadly to humans, but getting bit by one can be an _______(5). The venom kills the tissue around the bite, creating a _____(6) sore that may not heal for months.

  9. Choose an answer • 1. survivor OR menace2. likely or incited • 3. unique or secluded • 4. ruthless or serious • 5. issue or ordeal • 6. valid or persistent

  10. Answers • 1. menace • 2. incited • 3. secluded • 4. ruthless • 5. ordeal • 6. persistent

  11. Author’s Purpose • Make a T-Chart in your notebook. On the left side, write Author’s Purpose and on the right side, write key words/styles • This T-Chart should be placed in the Daily Edit section of your binder.

  12. Author’s Purpose

  13. Real Aloud • Read “Slugging It Out” on P. 32-p.33 in your test prep book. Use context clues, and what you have learned about the author’s purpose to answer the questions.

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