In which of the following sentences is context most helpful in understanding the italicized word? ...

In which of the following sentences is context most helpful in understanding the italicized word?
 
  A) Brian's mother was tenacious regarding his attendance at the state college, but his father did not seem to care.
  B) Gretchen is benevolent in all of her dealings with people, even when she does not know a person.
  C) Maple trees are pervasive in Indiana and in some other parts of the United States as well.
  D) Bethany's friends clandestinely planned a birthday party for her soon after she turned twenty-one.

Ques. 2

Students in an eighth-grade class are studying the Civil War in social studies. As part of this unit of study, they work together to create a semantic map of words associated with the Civil War, including words that they have recently learned (e.g., emancipation, habeas corpus). This activity is most likely to promote students' vocabulary development by
 
  A) showing them how context can be used to determine the meaning of new vocabulary.
  B) providing them with fun experiences using the new vocabulary.
  C) helping them to categorize, visualize, and remember new vocabulary.
  D) guiding them to discover the multiple meanings of new vocabulary.

Ques. 3

The students are most likely to be successful in their independent reading of a book if
 
  A) the text does not include compound sentences.
  B) they have previously heard and can recognize the text's key words.
  C) the text is fictional rather than factual.
  D) they come from homes where parents are readers.

Ques. 4

In Rachel's classroom, the children know basic words so she is trying to teach new words in relation to known words. The literacy coach in her building suggests she relate new words to known words using
 
  A) words with multiple meanings. B) synonyms.
  C) antonyms. D) all of the above.

Ques. 5

Mr. Simms realizes that although his students are all readers, they need help to use context to define words. The teacher decides to try
 
  A) instruction using the cloze procedure.
  B) instruction in the use of antonyms.
  C) instruction in how to effectively use a dictionary.
  D) a thesaurus to use with the dictionary.

Ques. 6

________ is a vocabulary-development strategy in which students use story elements to develop their meaning vocabulary.
 
  A) Semantic mapping B) Concept circles
  C) Paired-word sentence generation D) Predictogram

Ques. 7

________ is a vocabulary-development strategy in which students must generate one sentence that correctly demonstrates an understanding of a group of words and their relationship to each other.
 
  A) Paired-word sentence generation B) Semantic mapping
  C) Concept circles D) Possible sentences