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CONTEXT CLUES

CONTEXT CLUES. The secret to mastering fill-in-the-blank questions!. DEFINITION & RESTATEMENT. Which is That is Or. Future space shuttles to the moon will need to be timed so that the trips occur when the moon is in perigee , the stage of orbit when it is closest to the earth. Signal Words.

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CONTEXT CLUES

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  1. CONTEXT CLUES The secret to mastering fill-in-the-blank questions!

  2. DEFINITION & RESTATEMENT • Which is • That is • Or Future space shuttles to the moon will need to be timed so that the trips occur when the moon is in perigee, the stage of orbit when it is closest to the earth. Signal Words • Also known as • Also called • In other words

  3. EXAMPLE • Like • Including • Such as • For instance The work of an argonomist includes the selective breeding of crop plants and the development of methods to preserve oil. Signal Words • Especially • Other • This • These • These include • For example

  4. COMPARISON • Like • As • In the same way • Similar to Her penchant for unnecessary explanations, like her fondness for big words, either annoyed or amused her audiences. Signal Words • Resembling • Likewise • Also • Similarity • Identical • Related

  5. CONTRAST • But • Although • On the contrary • On the other hand The intrepid child, unlike her more fearful playmates, never doubted her ability to climb to the top of the tree. Signal Words • Unlike • In contrast to • Different • However • Dissimilar

  6. CAUSE & EFFECT • Because • Since • Consequently • Therefore Since both sides involved in the labor dispute were intransigent in their contract demands, a federal mediator had to be brought in to help reach an agreement. Signal Words • When • As a result • “If-then” statements

  7. HOOPTY • DEFINITION: (n) an old, beaten-up, dilapidated car.

  8. HOOPTY • DEFINITION: • This is so much better than rolling in your HOOPTY, in other words your old beat-up station wagon. • EXAMPLE: • Ridin’ in your HOOPTY is like riding in one of those cars on “Pimp My Ride” before they fix them!

  9. HOOPTY • COMPARISON: • This HOOPTY is similar to that beater car your uncle drives! • CONTRAST: • Your HOOPTY is a piece of junk unlike that hot Aston Martin over there! • CAUSE & EFFECT • Since you got in that accidentand let your brother spray paint the rust spots, you car looks like a HOOPTY.

  10. SLANG CONTEXT CLUES • Pick a slang flashcard • Write the word AND its definition at the top of your paper. • Write a sentence for each type of context clue for your slang word. Somehow identify the word in each sentence AND the signal word/phrase like I did in the sample sentences

  11. CONTRAST • EX. Jamie wasn’t cool, but her pool party was off the hook!

  12. When (1)I was young me (2) and my mama had beefSeventeen years old kicked out (3) on the streetsThough back at the time, I never thought I’d see her faceAin’t a (4) woman alive that could take my (5) mama’s placeSuspended from school; and scared to go home, I was a fool(6) With the (7) big boys breaking all the rulesI shed tears with my(8) baby sister(9) Over the years we were poorer that the other little kidsAnd even though we had different daddy’s, the (10) same dramaWhen things went wrong (11) we blamed mamaI reminisce on the(12) stress I caused, it was hellHugging on my mama from a (13) jail (14) cell GRAMMAR PRACTICE

  13. GRAMMAR PRACTICE

  14. CONTEXT CLUES • I certainly appreciate your praise, but I must say that I can see nothing so remarkably meritorious in having done what any decent person would do.

  15. CONTEXT CLUES • The only way to defeat the party in power is for all the reform groups to form a coalition and back a single slate of candidates. • Although we tried to express our sympathy, we knew that mere words could do nothing to assuage her grief.

  16. CONTEXT CLUES: Restatement • That girl has way to much bling, or expensive jewelry, on her wrist! • You need to stop tripping, or in other words, flipping out! • I would not want to roll up at the club wearing that janky outfit, or in other words, that tacky shirt.

  17. CONTEXT CLUES: Example • That car is so ghetto, for instance, the seats and mirrors are missing. • Students at school are such biters, especially the ones that don’t do their work. • Giving mad props to peeps involves giving proper respect and praise.

  18. CONTEXT CLUES: Comparison • Although she had a sweet voice, her words were cold. • Allen Iverson is a sick basketball player resembling Michael Jordan. • My dawgs and I are tight. For instance, we help each other out when we’re feeling down.

  19. CONTEXT CLUES: Contrast • My crib needs to be cleaned, unlike that sparkling house! • Although she had a sweet voice, her words were cold. • She didn’t want me to call her, but I holla’d at her anyway.

  20. CONTEXT CLUES: Cause & Effect • If a boy has a girl and flirts with another girl on the D.L., then he would be considered a playa. • She has a big house and hot tub, so hanging out with her was off the hook! • Since the two kids when to the club looking like giant tools in their tye-dyes and sweats, none of the girls wanted to chill with them.

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