TYPE OF CLUE
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|TYPE OF CLUE |EXPLANATION |EXAMPLE |
|Definition |The unknown word is connected to a more |Entomology is the study of insects |
| |familiar word or phrase; usually a form of| |
| |to be is used. | |
|Restatement of Synonym |The meaning is usually right after the |Meat eaters, or carnivores, are at the top |
| |unfamiliar word and often separated from |of the food chain. |
| |the rest of the sentence with commas, |She enjoyed biology (the study of living |
| |dashes, or parentheses; sometimes or, that|things). |
| |is, or in other words is used. | |
|Contrast or Antonym |The unfamiliar word is shown to be |Mike's parrot was loquacious but Maria's |
| |different from or unlike another word and |said very little. |
| |is often an opposite; but, however, | |
| |although, otherwise, unless, instead, on | |
| |the contrary, on the other hand, while, | |
| |never, no, or not may be used to signal | |
| |the contrast. | |
|Comparison |The unfamiliar word is shown to be the |My brother is enthralled by birds in the |
| |same as or like another word; too, like, |same way that I am fascinated by insects. |
| |as, similar to, or in the same way may be | |
| |used to signal the comparison. | |
|Example |The unfamiliar word is cleared up by |The archeologist found different amulets, |
| |giving an example: for instance, such as, |such as a rabbit's foot and bags of herbs, |
| |and for example may be used as signals. |near the ancient altar. |
|List or Series |The unfamiliar word is included in a |North American predators include grizzly |
| |series of related words that give an idea |bears, pumas, wolves, and foxes. |
| |of the word's meaning. | |
|Cause and Effect |The meaning of an unfamiliar word is |Due to a dearth of termites, the aardvark |
| |signaled by a cause- and-effect |starved to death. |
| |relationship between ideas in the text. | |
|Description or Inference |The meaning of an unfamiliar word can be |The monkeys' vociferous chatter made me |
| |inferred from the description of a |wish I had earplugs. |
| |situation or experience. | |
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