Praxis 5362 Practice Question
A middle school ESL teacher is teaching a class of intermediate-proficiency-level ELs how to use different types of context clues to decipher the meaning of unknown words. The teacher asks the students to read the following sentence. Her grandfather is very loquacious， but her grandmother is very quiet and hardly talks at all. The sentence uses which of the following types of context clues?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The sentence provides a clear contrast between the words "loquacious" and "quiet," highlighting their opposing meanings. This contrast serves as an antonym context clue, helping students infer that "loquacious" means talkative.
Option A, Example, is incorrect as the sentence does not provide specific instances of loquacious behavior. Option B, Explanation, is not applicable since the sentence does not clarify or define "loquacious." Option D, Synonym, is also wrong because no synonymous term for "loquacious" is presented in the sentence. Thus, the most effective clue type here is the antonym.
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