Chapter 3: Using Context Clues (Native Fruits, Plants and Animals)
C. Amazement
D. Less Fortunate
E. Foster-care Homes
F. Distributing
G. Elderly
H. Genuineness
Using Context Clues (Native Fruits, Plants and Animals)
Strategies for Using Context Clues
Chapter 3
While you read the passages in this section, pay close attention to unfamiliar words and phrases in the text. No doubt, doing this will help you tremendously as your skills for performing this task are mastered. To find context clues, it is important that you apply the following strategies provided to aid your retention and comprehension of the readings in this chapter:
1. As you read, take notes of unfamiliar and similar words and phrases to aid your understanding of the text.
2. Connect words and phrases to familiar concepts in other paragraphs.
3. Look for evidence like an investigator that could help you to define the meaning of new or unfamiliar words.
4. Look for clues implied but not stated.
5. Ask yourself questions that can help you to discover not so obvious clues to help you determine the meaning of new or unfamiliar words and phrases.
6. Learn to read between the lines.
F. Your Reading Tasks
Coconuts Open matching textbook reading
Read each task carefully. Then, complete the activity.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 1
Read and summarize the passage in your own words.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 2
Write a different passage about coconuts and explain all that you know about them.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 3
Draw a picture of a coconut tree and label all of its parts.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 4
Create a skit about coconuts and demonstrate what people in The Bahamas do with them.
Using Words in Context:
Provide the meaning for the following vocabulary words in the passage. Then, use the words in sentences to demonstrate your understanding of their definition.
A. Tropical
B. Overarching
C. Refreshing
D. Refrigerate
E. Vendors
F. Benefits
G. Maturity
H. Regulate
I. Pulp
J. Husk
The Guava Tree Open matching textbook reading
Read each task carefully. Then, complete the activity.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 1
Read and summarize the passage in your own words.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 2
Write a different passage about guavas and explain all that you know about them.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 3
Draw a picture of a guava tree and label all of its parts.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 4
Create a game about guavas and demonstrate what people in The Bahamas do with them.
Using Words in Context:
Provide the meaning for the following words in the passage. Then, use the words in sentences to demonstrate your understanding of their definition.
A. Unfortunately
B. Mean
C. Denied
D. Delicious
E. Confections
Picking Plums Open matching textbook reading
Read each task carefully. Then, complete the activity.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 1
Read and summarize the passage in your own words.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 2
Draw a picture of a plum tree and label its parts.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 3
Write a poem about plums.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 4
Make a plum tree out of sticks, strings and cotton balls.
Using Words in Context:
Provide the meaning for the following vocabulary words in the passage. Then, use the words in sentences to demonstrate your understanding of their definition.
A. Unforgettable
B. Favourite
C. Plentiful
D. Ideal
E. Modernization
F. Landscape
G. Underdeveloped
H. Residential
I. Commercial
J. Paved
Bush Medicine Open matching textbook reading
Read each task carefully. Then, complete the activity.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 1
Read and summarize the passage in your own words.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 2
Write a different passage about bush medicine and explain everything that you know about locally grown plants in The Bahamas.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 3
Draw a picture of several types of bushes being boiled in a pot and create a list of the potential health benefits that can be derived from each plant.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 4
Role play a scene about a bush medicine doctor and a sick patient drinking bush medicine. During the experience, make sure to demonstrate what happens as a result.
Using Words in Context:
Provide the meaning for the following vocabulary words in the passage. Then, use the words in sentences to demonstrate your understanding of their definition.
A. Illness
B. Healing
C. Familiar
D. Tradition
E. Vital
F. Curative
G. Lifelong
H. Preservation
The Flamingo Open matching textbook reading
Read each task carefully. Then, complete the activity.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 1
Read and summarize the passage in your own words.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 2
Write a different passage about flamingoes and explain all that you know about them.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 3
Draw a picture of a flamingo and label all of its parts.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 4
Create a skit about flamingoes and demonstrate what people in The Bahamas do to protect them from extinction.
Using Words in Context:
Provide the meaning for the following vocabulary words in the passage. Then, use the words in sentences to demonstrate your understanding of their definition.
A. National
B. Aware
C. Remote
D. Conservation
E. Reserve
F. Graceful
G. Expansive
H. Peculiar
I. Rare
J. Protected
The Blue Marlin Open matching textbook reading
Read each task carefully. Then, complete the activity.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 1
Read and summarize the passage in your own words.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 2
Write a different passage about Blue marlins and explain all that you know about them.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 3
Draw a picture of a blue marlin and label all of its parts.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 4
Create a skit about blue marlins and demonstrate what people in The Bahamas do to protect them from extinction.
Using Words in Context:
Provide the meaning for the following vocabulary words in the passage. Then, use the words in sentences to demonstrate your understanding of their definition.
A. Fact
B. Detail
C. National
D. Paradise
E. Diet
F. Perfect
The Bahama Parrot Open matching textbook reading
Read each task carefully. Then, complete the activity.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 1
Read and summarize the passage in your own words.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 2
Write a different passage about the Bahama parrot and explain all that you know about them.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 3
Draw a picture of a Bahama parrot and label all of its parts.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 4
Create a skit about the Bahama parrot and demonstrate what people in The Bahamas do to protect them from extinction.
Using Words in Context:
Provide the meaning for the following vocabulary words in the passage. Then, use the words in sentences to demonstrate your understanding of their definition.
A. Endangered
B. Extinction
C. Agile
D. Dependent
E. Dwindling
F. Featherless
The Northern Bahamian Rock Iguana Open matching textbook reading
Read each task carefully. Then, complete the activity.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 1
Read and summarize the passage in your own words.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 2
Write a different passage about the Northern Bahamian Rock Iguana and explain all that you know about them.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 3
Draw a picture of the Northern Bahamian Rock Iguana and label all of its parts.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 4
Create a skit about the Northern Bahamian Rock Iguana and demonstrate what people in The Bahamas do to protect them from extinction.
Using Words in Context:
Provide the meaning for the following vocabulary words in the passage. Then, use the words in sentences to demonstrate your understanding of their definition.
A. Ordinary
B. Length
C. Shallow
D. Life Span
E. Texture
F. Leathery
Catching Crabs Open matching textbook reading
Read each task carefully. Then, complete the activity.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 1
Read and summarize the passage in your own words.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 2
Draw a picture of a land crab and label all of its parts.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 3
Make a crab out of clay or pieces of art paper.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 4
Create a skit about crab catching and demonstrate the process of preparing them for market.
Using Words in Context:
Provide the meaning for the following vocabulary words in the passage. Then, use the words in sentences to demonstrate your understanding of their definition.
A. Prying
B. Snapping
C. Inclined
D. Spawn
E. Thrilled
F. Profitable
Catching Fish Open matching textbook reading
Read each task carefully. Then, complete the activity.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 1
Read and summarize the passage in your own words.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 2
Draw a picture of a fish and label all of its parts.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 3
Make a fish out of clay or pieces of art paper.
Comprehension Skills Building: Task 4
Create a skit about catching fish and demonstrate the process of preparing them for market.
Using Words in Context:
Provide the meaning for the following vocabulary words in the passage. Then, use the words in sentences to demonstrate your understanding of their definition.
A. Appetizing
B. Critters
C. Bait
D. Tugging
E. Haul
F. Reel
Writing Summaries (Native Cultures and Local Pastimes)