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B Trolls Eye View_SE_JLG Guide.pdf - Junior Library Guild

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Mastering Vocabulary: Context Clues<br />

Many words in this story may be unfamiliar. However, clues in the sentence or<br />

paragraph where the word is used can help you figure out its meaning. Find each word<br />

below on the page indicated. Then use context clues to decide which word in the box is<br />

a synonym for that word. Write the synonym on the line. Then add the clue that helped<br />

you.<br />

chest danced face<br />

machine name starving<br />

1. contrivance (page 134)<br />

2. ravenous (page 138)<br />

3. countenance (page 138)<br />

4. coffer (page 139)<br />

5. appellation (page 140)<br />

6. cavorted (page 141)<br />

Analyzing the Writing<br />

1. This story is written in first-person point of view. What does the reader gain from this?<br />

2. A common type of character in folktales is one known as a trickster. What do you<br />

think this is?<br />

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