Why is context important for the reader to determine the meaning of "kwashiorkor" in the excerpt?
Read the excerpt from The Boy Who Harnessed the
Wind by Wiliam Kamkwamba.
One Saturday, Gilbert met me in the library and we
flipped through books we thought might be fun. I
couldn't study all the time. One book that caught my
attention was the Malawi Junior Integrated Science
book, used by Form Four students. Hmm, I thought,
and flipped it open. There were lots of pictures and
diagrams, which I found easy to understand. I saw
pictures of cancer and scabies and children stricken
with kwashiorkor, like so many who'd wandered the
country. One picture had a man in a shiny silver suit
walking on the moon.
O The context makes it easier for the reader to make
sense of events.
O The context clarifies unfamiliar words in the text for
the reader.
O The context shows the reader why certain events
are important.
O The context provides the introduction to the text.