Question

many people will read past a word they don’t know and hope it isn’t important. is this part of your reading strategy? when you must determine the meaning of a word (without a dictionary), how do you do it?

Explanation:

Reading past unknown words can be a strategy to maintain reading - flow. To determine word - meaning without a dictionary, one can use context clues (such as the words around the unknown word), word parts (prefixes, suffixes, roots), and prior knowledge.

Answer:

For the first part, it could be part of some people's reading strategies to read past unknown words to keep the reading going. For the second part, I use context clues like the surrounding words and sentences to infer the meaning. I also look at word parts such as prefixes and suffixes. Additionally, I draw on my prior knowledge of related topics or similar words.