Argument Essay
Authored by Karen Belleau
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.
positive
negative
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.
positive
negative
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The teacher was mildly intimated by Seth's bossy behavior. If you change the word bossy to assertive, the word now has a ____ connotation.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
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.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Connotation is a word's ___________.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
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?
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
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