Question

to find a word’s meaning, the reader can study the surrounding words, which are called the
○ antonym clues.
○ context clues.
○ word parts.
○ root words.

Explanation:

• Antonym clues refer to using words with opposite meanings to infer a word's meaning, not surrounding words.
• Context clues are defined as using the surrounding words (context) to determine a word's meaning, which matches the description.
• Word parts involve analyzing prefixes, suffixes, or roots of a word, not surrounding words.
• Root words are the base form of words, not related to surrounding words for meaning inference.

Answer:

B. context clues.