Context Clues

"They are synonyms! See how I got that?"

- Joji

 'Context Clues' is an episode of Ready, Set, Read!, copyright 2020 and released in 2021.

Synopsis
Joji tries to figure out the meaning of words given by his textmate, and Lino, reporting for 'News Today', has a half-hearted attempt at an interview.

Opening/Closing Segment
Joji sees the texts of one of his friends, who had recently traveled to magnificent places in the Philippines. He, at first, does not know the meaning of 'foothills' in her text, but manages to understand the meaning via context clues. Another example is given using 'sandbar', since Joji can infer it using the following sentence.

Later, three consecutive paragraphs tell about a candidate who garnered controversy because of his difficult surname, the unusual plan, and resulted in protests across the streets. Each one contained one compound word. For example, the word 'outraged' had 'rage' in it, so context clues can even be used for the words itself.

Intermission #1
He details the life of Ava, a little girl who contrasts with her not-so-outspoken brother. Different types of context clues, like synonyms, antonyms, and inference clues, are used. He gives more exmaples using the RSR animals, providing us relatively unknown compound words.

Lino the Confused Newsanchor
Lino is about to interview Mayor Lito, who has been building a 200-level tower, the highest in his town. Lino uncovers the meaning of 'high-rise' (a term Mayor used). The Mayor, feeling patient, understands what he is talking about, but Lino shuts down the interview after feeling satisfied.

Transcript
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Cast
Seth Regen Montgomery Dungca as Joji and Lino Ogot Cathy Marj Nene

Trivia

 * As of now, this has the longest apperances of RSR characters with no discernible dialogue.
 * The stories between Ogot and Marj circle around again, since Marj can be seen with her bag to the airport.
 * Mayor Lito is the first character played by Dungca to receive a mustache.