Question

1. definitions or explanations - look to see if the author provides the meaning of the word.
2. synonyms - look for words that have similar meaning to the word.
3. examples - see if there are examples of the word nearby where it is located.
4. antonyms - look for words that would show contrast with the meaning of the word.
5. analogy - look to see if the author makes a comparison between two things that are usually different.
6. appositives - look for additional information between commas that follow the word.

use 1 of the 7 strategies to decode the meaning of the underlined word. some people might have trouble using smart phones because they find technology to be alien, which is foreign or strange.

• from a distant planet
• strange or unusual
• from another country

Explanation:

The strategy used here is "Definitions or Explanations" (strategy 2). The sentence provides the meaning of "alien" as "foreign or strange", so the option "strange or unusual" matches this definition. "From a distant planet" is a literal, non - context - appropriate meaning of "alien", and "from another country" is not an accurate match for the given definition of "alien" in this context.

Answer:

B. strange or unusual