Circumlocution Strategy
Grade 6•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can use circumlocution to describe a word or object when I don't know the exact term.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 11 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define "circumlocution" in your own words.
2. Explain why using context clues is a helpful strategy when you encounter a word you don't know.
3. The video describes the IDEAS strategy. What does each letter in IDEAS stand for?
...and 8 more questions
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