Vocab in Context

#3: "If that happens, that's when dinner ends," said Judith Martin, the Washington Post writer whose Miss Manners column is syndicated to 200 newspapers a week."
In the context of this sentence, "syndicated" means:

• sold
• rejected
• separated
• asked

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The podiatrist told the woman to take the medicine for 5 days and call him if her foot still hurts.

• A kind of doctor
• A kind of teacher
• A kind of gymnast 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Sleet, half rain and half snow, makes driving difficult due to the poor visibility. 

• It is related to traffic
• It is related to visibility
• It is related to weather

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Many businesses go bankrupt which means they don't have any money. 

• Make money
• Lose everything
• Win the lottery 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Pat finds washing dishes relaxing. In the same way, Jane finds folding laundry soothing.

• Stressful
• Clean
• Relaxing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Yesterday some shysters came to my door. Those dishonest men pretended they were doing a survey and then tried to convince me to buy a magazine. 

• dishonest people
•  honest people
• Magazine editors

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Using hints or clues in the text that surrounds an unknown word is called ______.

• RAP-C
• context clues
• connotation
• denotation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Connotation is a word's ___________.

• synonym
• emotional meaning
• antonym
• Literal, dictionary definition.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The word thin, as in "you are very thin" has a _______ connotation.

• positive
• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• positive
• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4