Language Choices

Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is...

• figurative

• literal

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing and the readers is the ________.

• mood
• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.3A

_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

• mood
• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.3A

What is the tone of the following sentence?

"Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F."

• angry

• witty

• suspicious

• elated

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the tone of the following sentence? "'Here we go again,' he moaned, as he watched the other team score yet another goal."

• Joy

• Fury

• Excitement

• Frustration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________

• planets

• birds

• words

• sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Literal, dictionary definition
• Emotional meaning
• synonym
• antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Connotation is a word's ___________.

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following has a NEGATIVE (–) connotation?

• A pushy leader

• A charismatic leader

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which phrase has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?

• a peculiar object

• a unique object

• a strange object

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4