After You Read

Vocabulary – Strategy 1: Inferring Meaning

When writers use idiomatic expressions or indirect descriptions, readers understand the true meaning by inferring, or guessing, using the context. Choose the best answer by inferring.

1.

“There is no sugar-coating our experience” means that the reviewer

  1. is recommending not going to Maskwa County
  2. heard seriously sweet sounds
  3. didn’t have enough sugar in his coffee
  4. disliked the band’s performance

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2.

“If folk music means telling a good story, the Beats came up short” means that

  1. the band didn’t play for very long
  2. the reviewer didn’t have a long story to tell
  3. the rhythm didn’t fit the folk music style
  4. the songs weren’t telling stories

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3.

“If there was a silver lining in the clouds … it was the bass player” means that

  1. the reviewer found something positive
  2. one musician did not appeal to the reviewer
  3. the weather was dark, but the lights were bright on the bass player
  4. a double bass is a shiny, dark instrument

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4.

“Upbeat sounds outplay smashing good looks” means that

  1. good sounds can be beaten by good-looking musicians
  2. being handsome isn’t as appealing as playing cheerful songs
  3. handsome musicians have been beat up
  4. if the beat is too loud, the audience will leave a beautiful concert

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