Question

7 strategies for decoding word meaning
use context clues to formulate the meaning of a word by looking at words around it

1. word parts - use the meanings of either the words roots or affixes to figure out the words meaning
2. definition or explanation - look to see if the author provides the meaning of the word
3. synonyms - look for words that have similar meaning to the word
4. examples - see if there are examples of the word nearby where it is located
5. antonyms - look for words that would show contrast with the meaning of the word
6. analogy - look to see if the author makes a comparison between two things that are usually alike
7. specifics - look for additional information between commas that follow the word

use 1 of the 7 strategies to decode the meaning of the underlined word. princess diana was very comely, and no other british royal was seen as attractive as she was.
beautiful
obese
ordinary

Explanation:

We use the synonym - finding strategy. The text says "no other British royal was seen as attractive as she was", indicating that "comely" has a similar meaning to "attractive", so it means beautiful.

Answer:

beautiful