L6.5 Review

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that has the same denotative meaning as the underlined word in the sentence but has a more positive connotation.

One thing everyone knows about my grandmother is that she sure is stingy when it comes to buying anything for herself.

• thrifty

• generous

• cautious

• cheap

Multiple Choice

Which analogy shows the relationship of items to categories?

• 1. sneaker is to shoe as coat is to pocket

• 1. dog is to cat as horse is to swine

• 1. leaf is to tree as petal is to flower

• car is to automobile as stove is to oven

• 1. milk is to beverage as pretzels is to snack

Multiple Choice

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

Read the sentences and the question that follows.

As I set the bowl on the counter, I bumped the edge of the chair. The walnuts leapt out of the bowl and scattered all over the floor.

Which of the following is used in the sentences?

• antonym

• personifcation

• simile

• contrast

Multiple Choice

Part B

Which word in the sentence in Part A is part of the figure of speech identified in Part A?

• bumped

• scattered

• chair

• leapt

Multiple Choice

Choose the word pair from the menu that completes the cause/effect analogy. 

___:___:: allergy : sneeze

• honesty : trust

• frequent : often

• compete : surrender

Multiple Select

Create an analogy that shows the relationship of synonyms. Join the pair with the word as. 

Ex, Hot is to blistering as cold is to chilly.

TWO ANSWERS!

• delicate is to sturdy

• brave is to courageous

• 1. cafeteria is to school 

• 1. unique is to common

• escape is to flee

Multiple Choice

Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect. 

Read the sentences below. Select the phrase that makes hyperbole part of the second sentence.

This morning, my mom asked me to pull up all the dandelions in the yard. When I stepped outside, I could see this was going to ruin my day-- __________________________.

• weeding the yard was my least favorite chore!

• there were about a billion dandelions in the yard!

• 1. there were many, many dandelions in our yard!

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that best completes the analogy, expressing the relationship between the words.

depart is to leave as investigate is to 

• ignore

• examine

• detective

• overlook

Multiple Choice

Which word has the same denotative meaning as the underlined word in the sentence but a more positive connotation?

It turns out that one of our neighbors retired and now lives in a shack in the middle of the county forest.

• location

• shelter

• cottage

• hut