Learning Task 5: Read the sentences below. Identify the type of context clue used
in each statement. Type your answers in your here.
_________1. Ephraim shows contentious remarks against the degrading remarks
of a certain politician.
_________2. Samar and Leyte experienced extreme debacle due to Typhoon
Yolanda which was somehow similar to the disaster experienced by
Quezon brought by Typhoon Glenda.
_________3. The defunct Philippine Statistics Office forced the agency to transfer
all its employees and assets to the newly established National
Statistics Office.
_________4. Capitals, including Antipolo, Lucena and Batangas City, are
considered as seat of political powers in their respective provinces.
_________5. A neophyte player undergoes strict trainings unlike the experienced
one who has been in the industry for quite a long time.
_________6. She is an expert in portent, the science of signs on what is about to
happen.
_________7. COVID-19 is found to be pernicious, or extremely harmful to human
health.
_________8. Due to his misconduct, the employee is relegated or demoted.
_________9. Conclave is an important event in the Roman Catholic Church
where cardinals gather to elect a new pope.
_________10. The international organizers have rescinded the conduct of the 2020
Olympics but the local officials have continued the selection of new
athletes.
Learning Task 6: Identify the meaning of each highlighted word above (LT-8). Write your answers in here.
Answers
Answer:
5. A neophyte player undergoes strict trainings unlike the experienced
one who has been in the industry for quite a long time.
MEANING: A person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
CLUE: unlike the experienced one
SENTENCE: Since this is my first swim lesson, I am definitely a neophyte in the sport.
6. She is an expert in portent, the science of signs on what is about to happen.
MEANING: A sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous is likely to happen.
CLUE: on what is about to happen
SENTENCE: To many people, a crow is a portent of death.
7. COVID-19 is found to be pernicious, or extremely harmful to human health.
MEANING: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
CLUE: extremely harmful
SENTENCE: He had pernicious anemia at age 49 years.
8. Due to his misconduct, the employee is relegated or demoted.
MEANING: consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position
CLUE: or demoted
SENTENCE: After the lead actors had been repeatedly late for rehearsals, the director decided to relegate them to the chorus and replace them with their understudies.
9. Conclave is an important event in the Roman Catholic Church where cardinals gather to elect a new pope.
MEANING: a private meeting
CLUE: an important event
SENTENCE: He attended he conclave of 1878, but it was too late to vote for the new pope.
10. The international organizers have rescinded the conduct of the 2020 Olympics but the local officials have continued the selection of new athletes.
MEANING: to repeal or to invalidate (an act, measure, etc) by a later action or a higher authority.
CLUE: but the local officials have continued
SENTENCE: With the need to derive maximum benefit from the new building, Council agreed to rescind this ban.
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