Activity Sheet, Lesson 1: What Reading Is - Mark Fullmer
Activity Sheet, Lesson 1: What Reading Is - Mark Fullmer
Activity Sheet, Lesson 1: What Reading Is - Mark Fullmer
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<strong>Activity</strong> <strong>Sheet</strong>, <strong>Lesson</strong> 14: Context Clues<br />
Developmental <strong>Reading</strong><br />
Task 1: Study the Chart below, listing the different types of context clues. Then, based on the sentence,<br />
give a definition of the underlined word.<br />
Context Clue Sample sentence Meaning of Word<br />
Example<br />
“Biodegradable materials like<br />
leftover foods, fruit peelings, and<br />
plant leaves must be separated<br />
Biogradable means things that do<br />
decompose.<br />
from those that do not decompose.”<br />
Comparison<br />
“The taciturn student is like a<br />
mute television.”<br />
Contrast<br />
Inference<br />
Synonym<br />
Definition<br />
Explanation<br />
“In March, the weather is pacific,<br />
unlike the stormy weather during<br />
the months of June and July.”<br />
“The OFW is well remunerated for<br />
his work. He receives PHP 50,000<br />
every month.”<br />
“Poems written by Andress Mojica<br />
are usually unfathomable. Many<br />
cannot understand the message he<br />
wants to convey.”<br />
“A philatelist is someone who<br />
collects different kinds of stamps.”<br />
“The stratification of society<br />
makes clear distinctions between<br />
the rich and poor. The level<br />
occupied by the rich is far from the<br />
position the poor people hold.”
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