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What can be done to help the learner understand difficult words in a text?
What can be done to help the learner understand difficult words in a text?
- Provide a separate vocabulary guide after the text
- Remove difficult words from the text
- Replace difficult words with easier synonyms (correct)
- Highlight difficult words in italics
How can vocabulary footnotes assist the reader?
How can vocabulary footnotes assist the reader?
- By adding more challenging words to the text
- By translating the text into another language
- By removing challenging words from the text
- By providing definitions for challenging words (correct)
When should words be highlighted or printed in bold in a vocabulary guide?
When should words be highlighted or printed in bold in a vocabulary guide?
- When the word's meaning is unfamiliar to the learner (correct)
- When the word is a proper noun
- When the word is easy to understand
- When the word is used frequently in the text
How do learners determine the meaning of a word based on its use in the text?
How do learners determine the meaning of a word based on its use in the text?
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What occurs when learners read and encounter unfamiliar words?
What occurs when learners read and encounter unfamiliar words?
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Study Notes
Understanding Difficult Words
- To help learners understand difficult words, various strategies can be employed, such as using vocabulary footnotes, highlighting or printing words in bold, and analyzing word meaning based on its context in the text.
Vocabulary Footnotes
- Vocabulary footnotes assist the reader by providing a brief explanation of unfamiliar words, enabling them to quickly understand the word's meaning without interrupting their reading flow.
Highlighting and Bold Printing
- Words should be highlighted or printed in bold in a vocabulary guide when they are crucial to understanding the text, but their meaning is not immediately apparent, allowing learners to focus their attention on these key terms.
Determining Word Meaning
- Learners can determine the meaning of a word by analyzing its use in the text, considering the context, and looking for clues such as synonyms, antonyms, or examples that provide insight into the word's meaning.
Encountering Unfamiliar Words
- When learners read and encounter unfamiliar words, they may experience a temporary disruption in their reading flow, but by using strategies such as vocabulary footnotes and analyzing context, they can overcome this obstacle and continue to comprehend the text.
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