Answer these questions to test your knowledge of the important terms, concepts, and skills in this chapter.

1		Context clues are
			A)	words in sentences.
			B)	words in a sentence or paragraph that are unfamiliar.
			C)	words in a sentence or paragraph that enable readers to reason out the meaning of unfamiliar words.
			D)	words authors use to define specialized terms.
2		Some context clues consist of a word or phrase that means the opposite of the word you are trying to figure out. Clues of this type are called
			A)	definition clues.
			B)	synonym clues.
			C)	contrast clues.
			D)	example clues.
3		When good readers encounter an unfamiliar word, they turn first to the dictionary and then use context clues to confirm the meaning.
			A)	true
			B)	false
4		Context clues are reliable and complete.
			A)	true
			B)	false
5		Professors often ask the definitions of specialized or technical terms on tests.
			A)	true
			B)	false
6		When the context clue is a synonym, you must be sure you understand the meaning of the synonym.
			A)	true
			B)	false
7		Word structure clues can be used to confirm a reader's educated guess that is based on context clues.
			A)	true
			B)	false
8		To call attention to an important term, textbook authors often use
			A)	bold print.
			B)	color.
			C)	italics.
			D)	all of the above
9		The phrases to illustrate, for instance, and such as signal which type of context clue?
			A)	definition clue
			B)	contrast clue
			C)	example clue
			D)	general sense of the sentence clue
10		A context clue always appears in the same sentence as the unfamiliar word.
			A)	true
			B)	false
11		To determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word from context, you should ask yourself,
			A)	"Who or what is this about?"
			B)	"What does this word mean?"
			C)	"Based on this word's structure, what would this word be likely to mean?"
			D)	"What would this word have to mean in order to make sense in this sentence?"
12		You are more likely to remember the meaning of a word if you learn the word in context.
			A)	true
			B)	false
13		Using the context first can help you determine the correct definition if you later look up the word in a dictionary.
			A)	true
			B)	false
14		The phrases refers to, is known as, and means are examples of
			A)	definition clues.
			B)	contrast clues.
			C)	synonym clues.
			D)	general sense of the sentence clues.
15		If a context clue comes from a different sentence, that sentence appears
			A)	before the sentence that contains the unfamiliar word.
			B)	after the sentence that contains the unfamiliar word.
			C)	either before or after the sentence that contains the unfamiliar word.
			D)	in the following paragraph.