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Lesson 23 · Language · Context clues

Step 1 of 4

Find the wrong step

An explorer using a small lantern to see inside a dim cave
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The Whispering Cave Word

The explorer reads: 'The cave was dim, so I could barely see the path ahead.'

Unknown word
dim
Nearby clue
could barely see

Your question

What does dim most likely mean here?

Lumi’s answer: “Dim means noisy because caves make echoes.”

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Step 1 of 4

Find the wrong step

Find where the reasoning first breaks

Start with Step 1 and move downward. Choose the first line that stops making sense.

Later lines may be wrong too. Pick the first mistake.

Lumi’s work

These lines form one solution. Read them from top to bottom.

  1. 1

    Caves can make sounds echo.

  2. 2

    A fact about caves is stronger than the words around dim.

  3. 3

    Echoes are noisy, so dim must mean noisy.

  4. 4

    The explorer could barely see because of the noise.