IXL | Find words using context | 7th grade language arts

Select the word that means the right to vote.

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution extended suffrage to Americans aged eighteen to twenty-one. Advocates of the change argued that since eighteen-year-olds were fighting in the military, they deserved to participate in the political process. Before that, only people aged twenty-one or older could cast ballots in the nation's elections.

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Select the word that means present from birth.

Frans de Waal, a primatologist, has studied chimpanzees and other primates for more than twenty years. He believes that chimpanzees have an innate sense of fairness similar to that of humans. It may be that being born with a tendency to treat others fairly improves an animal's chances of surviving and reproducing within a group.

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If you don't know the meaning of a word, you can look for context clues. Context clues are nearby words and phrases that help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word.

Here are some examples:

Maureen asked for expedited service for her passport so that she'd have it in time for her trip.

You can guess that expedited means "hurried or sped up."

At the city council meeting, Mr. Harrington lambasted the mayor for refusing to address the city's traffic problem.

You can guess that lambasted means "criticized or verbally attacked."

Nobody understood why Corey decided to move to France. His decision to go there seemed completely arbitrary.

You can guess that arbitrary means "random."

solution

Innate means present from birth. The context clue being born with a tendency helps you figure out the meaning.

Frans de Waal, a primatologist, has studied chimpanzees and other primates for more than twenty years. He believes that chimpanzees have an innate sense of fairness similar to that of humans. It may be that being born with a tendency to treat others fairly improves an animal's chances of surviving and reproducing within a group.

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