Read this excerpt from "The Secret Life of Money: A Kid's Guide to Cash". Then answer the questions below.
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Click on the words that will help you figure out the meaning of the word inflation.
Inflation has the power to crank up prices and make the value of a dollar fall.
If my mom makes $52,000 a year, why she can't afford to buy me a new bike?
Where does all that money go?
This is an example of CONTEXT CLUES: words, phrases, and sentences that help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word or phrase. They really help with words you don't know, or like in this case, with words that have more than one meaning.
What do you think it is the right meaning of the word inflation in this context?
the action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated.
a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
Read another excerpt from "The Secret Life of Money: A Kid's Guide to Cash". Then answer the questions below.
In the first part of the essay, we can use COMPARISON CLUES: a word or or phrase that points out a similarity to an unknown work. It can use signal words like "same", "similar", etc. We can also use EXAMPLE CLUES. Using the signal word "for instance", the author helps you understand the meaning of "increase". Read again this excerpt and find which word is a synonym of "increase"
be boiled down
go up
stop
Read this excerpt again and answer the question below using context clues.
Who are "the baby boomers"?
some economists that predict events
job hunters that rule the world
people that were born between 1946 and 1964
Using context clues, can you tell the meaning of economists?
people who study patterns to understand how the money of a country works.
people who can see the future and can tell how an event will affect the economy of a business.
people who get a job because they can persuade other people with powers.
What is the BEST meaning of the word earn? Use the context clues to help you.
obtain
pay
justify
lose
What word(s) help you understand the meaning of "salary" in the excerpt?