Read this excerpt from "The Secret Life of Money: A Kid's Guide to Cash". Then answer the questions below.
Click on the words that will help you figure out the meaning of the word inflation.
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?
Read another excerpt from "The Secret Life of Money: A Kid's Guide to Cash". Then answer the questions below.
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"
Read this excerpt again and answer the question below using context clues.
Who are "the baby boomers"?
Using context clues, can you tell the meaning of economists?
What is the BEST meaning of the word earn? Use the context clues to help you.
What word(s) help you understand the meaning of "salary" in the excerpt?
