Question

7 strategies for decoding word meaning
use 1 of the 7 strategies to decode the meaning of the underlined word. cindy truly believed that opening a lemonade stand would be very lucrative, but she lost way more money than she earned.
troublesome
unprofitable
moneymaking

Explanation:

The word "lucrative" is being decoded. The sentence shows a contrast - Cindy thought it would be one thing (lucrative) but it turned out the opposite (she lost money). Using the "Antonyms" strategy (strategy 5), we look for a contrast. "Unprofitable" is the opposite of what she expected (since she lost money, the opposite of what she thought - which was lucrative). "Troublesome" has no relation to the money - loss context. "Moneymaking" would mean she made money, but she lost.

Answer:

unprofitable