Word choice/tone

Which sentence has the connotation that she really loves her work?

• I won't bother her now because she is really occupied with her work.

• I won't bother her now because she is really absorbed with her work.

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which situation is worst for your friendship with your best friend?

• After school, my friend and I communicate about our plans.

• After school, my friend and I argue about our plans.

• After school, my friend and I disagree about our plans.

• After school, my friend and I fight about our plans.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Read the following passage:

"He's very influential in the clowning community," she whispered to her friend, pointing to the tall man in loose pants and rainbow suspenders striding across the room. "He's a great artist. Balloon animals have never been the same."

How does the author intend the word "influential" to be taken in this passage?

• positive

• negative

• neutral

• extremely negative

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the following sentence:

The hedgehog was ecstatic-- She had found a hole to burrow into, and she was happily settled beneath the ground, excited to sleep the day away.

Based on the context clues, what is the denotation of the word "ecstatic" in the passage?

• overly intelligent

• greatly impressed

• extremely happy

• often late

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its ___________.

• connotation

• acronym

• denotation

• homonym

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the term for the emotions that a word stirs in a reader?

• synonym

• connotation

• denotation

• acronym

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Read the sentence below. The word dinky has a ________ connotation.

My mom only let me eat a dinky scoop of ice cream.

• positive

• negative

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words mortified and embarrassed?

a. Sam was mortified when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.

b. Sam was embarrassed when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.

• "mortified" is an antonym of "embarrassed"

• "mortified" is more intense and has a more negative connotation than "embarrassed"

• "Embarrassed" is more intense and has a more negative connotation than "mortified"

• "mortified" and "embarrassed" have different denotations

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The dentotation is the ______ meaning of a word.

• emotional

• incorrect

• literal

• opposite

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Read the sentences below. What is the difference between the words surprised and astounded?

a. Julie was surprised to find out that her grandma was coming for a visit.

b. Julie was astounded to find out that her grandma was coming for a visit.

• "Surprised" is an antonym of "astounded"

• "surprised" is more intense than "astounded" and implies that Julie is even more shocked.

• "astounded" is more intense than "surprised" and implies that Julie is even more shocked.

• "surprised" and "astounded" have different denotations

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D