Word Relationships & Figurative Language

^{"Because of huge demand, the performers added another show."}

Which word best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word “demand”?

• because

• huge

• added

• show

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

^{nervous/worry}

Which type of word relationship does this word pair represent?

• cause and effect

• part and whole

• whole and part

• item and category

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CCSS.L.5.5C

^gem/ring

Which type of word relationship does this word pair represent?

• cause and effect

• part and whole

• effect and cause

• item and category

^{French/language}

Which type of word relationship does this word pair represent?

• cause and effect

• part and whole

• whole and part

• item and category

^{As usual, the news broadcast ended with the weather report.}

What word best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word “broadcast”?

• usual

• ended

• news

• report

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

^{The chain fell off my bicycle, so I had to stop and put it back on, which made me late for softball practice.}

What word best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word “chain”?

• fell

• bicycle

• stop

• practice

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

^{When I saw her yawn, I could not tell if it was because she was tired or just bored.}

Which statement best describes what a student can learn by analyzing the relationship between the two underlined words?

• Yawning can cause tiredness.

• Yawning can cause boredom.

• Tiredness can cause yawning.

• Boredom can cause yawning.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

^{When Milo had chicken pox, his brother had to move out of their room because the virus is contagious.}

Which statement best describes what a student can learn by analyzing the relationship between the two underlined words?

• A virus is a type of chicken pox.

• Chicken pox is a type of virus.

• A virus is highly contagious.

• Chicken pox is highly contagious.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

^{After the literature exam, I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders.}

Which word from the sentence is an example of figurative language?

• exam

• huge

• weight

• shoulders

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

^{The thin branch groaned under the weight of the heavy, wet snow.}

Which word from the sentence is an example of figurative language?

• thin

• groaned

• weight

• heavy

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4