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You work out a word's meaning by looking at the sentence around it. This helps you understand passages faster and answer reading questions with more accuracy.
You should be able to read simple sentences with confidence. It also helps if you know common words and basic opposites.
Not confident yet? Work through Reading Comprehension first.
One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.
In the sentence "The teacher was furious when the pupils were noisy", the word furious means
Working: Furious describes a state of being very angry.
This skill usually appears in Junior High School English reading and word study work. It supports comprehension tasks at Basic 7 to Basic 9 and prepares you for BECE reading questions.
Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.
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