Question

When you read carefully and rely on context clues, you are

Answer 1

It's "making educated guesses as to the meaning of difficult words."

I asked my teacher and they told me the question is really asking for "'what are context clues? And how do they work?'"

One of the ways context clues are used is to understand the meaning of difficult words.

Answer 2

It seems that you have missed the necessary options to answer this question, but anyway, here is the answer. When you read carefully and rely on context clues, you are analyzing interpretations of what you read in order to better understand. Hope this is the answer that you are looking for. Have a great day!