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Context Clues and Inferences in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone

Question 4 • DAEP-English 7 A(20 Day Term)

Read the sentence.The lawyers worked all night on their computers to prepare a brief for their upcoming court case.Based on the context clues, which definition of brief is used in the sentence?

Answer
A
short in time or length
B
an outline of a legal argument
C
short pants or underpants
D
to give essential information to

Explanation

The clues “lawyers,” “court case,” and “prepare” show that brief refers to a document prepared for a legal case. A legal brief is an outline or written presentation of a legal argument, so the correct choice is “an outline of a legal argument.”

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