Week 1 of Vocabulary Work

Which word has a positive connotation?

• unusual

• extraordinary

• strange

• odd

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Having a FINAL test before the end of a quarter is such a trivial thing to worry about?

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which word has a negative connotation?

• Stench

• Smell

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

Paco appreciated the gallery owner's _____________ effort to include artwork from the local community.

• deliberate

• calculating

• shrewd

• cunning

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What's the mood of this text?

• solemn

• peaceful

• annoyed

• chaotic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is the "mood" of a story?

• The summary of events of the story.

• The time and place of the story.

• Emotions audience feels from a given passage.

• The lesson the reader learns from the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

This sentence appeals to which sense:

The familiar tang of his grandmother’s cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.

• smell

• touch

• hear

• taste

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

This excerpt appeals to which sense:

Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue..

• sight

• touch

• smell

• taste

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

How does imagery help us understand the story?

• By telling us what the characters are doing

• Helps us to imagine and picture what the characters feel and see

• By telling the mood

• By expressing how the author is feeling

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The dictionary definition refers to

• synonyms

• denotation

• glossary

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C