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Across
  1. 4. “Unlike the blustery weather yesterday, today is calm and peaceful.”
  2. 5. you can enhance your reading skills and broaden your _____________
  3. 8. Authors may use words that have similar meanings to help clarify the unfamiliar word
Down
  1. 1. Sometimes, you may need to think about the sentence as a whole
  2. 2. Sometimes, the author provides a definition “The arboreal animals, which live in trees, are fascinating.” Here, “arboreal” is explained as “animals that live in trees.” is an example of
  3. 3. a helpful_________ we can use called context clues
  4. 6. words or phrases surrounding an unfamiliar word
  5. 7. Authors may give examples to clarify the word