Question

Sarai discovered that some of the materials she tested were malleable enough to serve as springs for her robot, while others were too hard to bend.

What type of context clue can you use to determine the meaning of malleable?

a synonym
an antonym
a definition
an inference

Answer 1

an inference

While the other three will help you determine the meaning, they are not context clues.

Answer 2

An inference

Step-by-step explanation:

Through inference, you reach to a conclusion or opinion after you had seen or perceived something such as a behavior, a text, an action, an event, etc. Therefore, by looking for all the words, sentences or ideas surrounding the term "malleable", such as "to serve as springs" and "others were too hard to bend", we can infer that "malleable" is an adjective that describes something that is flexible enough not to bend and not to break or crack.