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What does Melissa do when she encounters a new word in the challenging book?
What does Melissa do when she encounters a new word in the challenging book?
- Asks her teacher for the meaning
- Uses context clues to figure out the meaning (correct)
- Closes the book and gives up
- Skips the word and continues reading
How does Melissa use context to understand new words?
How does Melissa use context to understand new words?
- By ignoring the new word completely
- By looking up the word in a dictionary
- By guessing randomly
- By analyzing the words and phrases surrounding the new word (correct)
What did Melissa do when she encountered the word ''psychological'' in the book?
What did Melissa do when she encountered the word ''psychological'' in the book?
- Ignored the unfamiliar word completely
- Asked her aunt for the meaning of the word
- Recalled a similar word ''physical'' but realized it had to do with the mind (correct)
- Skipped the sentence with the unfamiliar word
Which strategy did Melissa use when she remembered hearing the word ''psychological'' before?
Which strategy did Melissa use when she remembered hearing the word ''psychological'' before?
What was the topic related to when Melissa encountered the word ''psychological'' for the first time in the book?
What was the topic related to when Melissa encountered the word ''psychological'' for the first time in the book?
How did Melissa use context clues to understand the word ''psychological''?
How did Melissa use context clues to understand the word ''psychological''?
What helps Melissa correctly guess that ''luminous'' means ''light or bright''?
What helps Melissa correctly guess that ''luminous'' means ''light or bright''?
What made Melissa choose ''inventory'' as the correct word in the context?
What made Melissa choose ''inventory'' as the correct word in the context?
How did Melissa determine that ''bland'' means 'flavorless and dull'?
How did Melissa determine that ''bland'' means 'flavorless and dull'?
In what way did Melissa guess the correct meaning of 'luminous'?
In what way did Melissa guess the correct meaning of 'luminous'?
