6th Grade 5-A-Day Language Week 3

Choose the definition of "course" that matches the way the word is used in this sentence: Because of the storm, our best course is to wait to travel until next week.

• n. A way of acting or behaving
• n. A subject or set of subjects to be studied.
• The path over which something moves.

Choose the positive connotation for "talkative".

• conversational
• chatty

Choose the synonym for "obscure".

• boring
• hidden
• extinct
• obvious

Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence: Everyone loves how _____ my grandmother is.

• youthful
• childish

Identify the type of sentence: You can go to farmers market, or you can shop at the grocery store.

• simple
• compound
• complex

Identify the figure of speech: The Internet is a treasure chest of information.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• irony

Choose the word that means "(v.) To put off doing something until a later time."

• acclaim
• detain
• obscure
• procrastinate

Choose the word that means "To applaud; to show approval with shouts or clapping."

• acclaim
• detain
• obscure
• procrastinate

Choose the word that means "hidden."

• acclaim
• detain
• obscure
• procrastinate

Choose the word that means "to keep in custody or under restraint."

• acclaim
• detain
• obscure
• procrastinate