Argument Essay

Argument Essay

8th Grade

23 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

English Exam

English Exam

8th Grade

20 Qs

T3L8 VOCABULARY NOTES

T3L8 VOCABULARY NOTES

7th - 9th Grade

20 Qs

G10 - Unit 2 - Health Vocab

G10 - Unit 2 - Health Vocab

5th Grade - University

20 Qs

RECOUNT

RECOUNT

8th - 9th Grade

20 Qs

Present Perfect Simple

Present Perfect Simple

7th - 9th Grade

20 Qs

Unit 10 Cutting Edge Pre - Intermediate

Unit 10 Cutting Edge Pre - Intermediate

KG - University

19 Qs

Make VS Do

Make VS Do

7th - 10th Grade

20 Qs

Quiz on Chapter 3 of The Outsiders

Quiz on Chapter 3 of The Outsiders

8th Grade

20 Qs

Argument Essay

Argument Essay

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.4, RI.3.5, RI.8.8

+35

Standards-aligned

Created by

Karen Belleau

FREE Resource

AI

Enhance your content in a minute

Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...

23 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.

positive

negative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

positive

negative

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.

positive
negative

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The teacher was mildly intimated by Seth's bossy behavior. If you change the word bossy to assertive, the word now has a ____ connotation.

positive
negative

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Denotation is a word's ____________.

Literal, dictionary definition

Emotional meaning

synonym

antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Connotation is a word's ___________.

synonym
emotional meaning
antonym
Literal, dictionary definition.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A reviewer wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects."
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?

A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed. . . ."
A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, . . . and beautifully performed."
A  critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully . . . performed."
A critic wrote that . . . the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed."

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?