Word Meaning, Connotation, Denotation

Logical conclusion based on the reader's background knowledge and text clues

• Personification
• Symbolism
• Inference
• Metaphor

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does the word "evident" mean in the following sentence?
It is evident that you worked really hard on this assignment.

• Able to see proof
• Lack of evidence
• Eventually
• Never ending

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CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

He diligently stuck to the diet guidelines his doctor laid out for him and he lost 15 pounds. 

• constant effort
• at half effort
• unhappily
• lazily

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Many people worried that the affluent background of the mayor prevented him from fully understanding the needs of the poor.  

• wealthy
• uneducated
• inexperienced
• predetermined

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

It was obvious by the adept moves of the dancer that she had put in a lifetime of practice.

• uncontrolled
• skilled
• boring
• inexperienced

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

I asked my mom if I had to stay at home tonight.  When she did not respond, I took her silence as tacit permission that I could stay at my friend's house.

• implied
• enthusiastic
• directly stated
• strongly denied

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Ryan was meticulous with his writing assignments, so the papers he turned in for English class received the highest grades for grammar because they never contained mistakes. 
As used in this sentence, the word meticulous means-

• notably interested and inisghtful
• especially careful about details
• overly cautious of possible consequences
• exceptioanlly rational and reasonable

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

The slender fish spends its days swimming through the honey combed channels of the icepack hunting krill-small crustaceans-for its sustenance. 
The word sustenance means-

• nourishment
• camouflage
• navigation
• protection

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The ticket was inscribed with the log for KidsPop, the symphony orchestra's overt attempt to entice children away from video games and into the world of classical music.
What does the word overt mean? 

• meant to be adequate
• easy to recognize
• for a limited time
• priced to be affordable

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

He is believed to have gained considerable influence within the tribe, and numerous documents from his contemporaries corroborate his claims and confirm his position of leadership. 
In this sentence the denotation of the word corroborate means- 

• examine
• support
• exaggerate
• question