2.02 Choose Your Words

An analogy is a type of

• Literal language

• Context language

• Technical language

• Figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

An allusion is a type of

• Literal language

• Context language

• Technical language

• Figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Vocabulary specific to a certain activity is a type of

• Literal language

• Context language

• Technical language

• Figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Denotation is a synonym for

• Literal language

• Context language

• Technical language

• Figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Positive or negative connotation is common in

• Literal language

• Context language

• Technical language

• Figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A precise, dictionary-type definition of a word is a(n)

• allusion

• metaphor

• denotation

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

An implied meaning of a word is a(n)

• allusion

• metaphor

• denotation

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which statement uses the denotative form of the word snake?

• He took my savings, the snake, and then seemed to totally disappear.

• The salesman seemed smooth and deadly as a snake to the customers.

• The snake we discovered hiding in the woodshed was nearly seven feet long.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which statement uses the word snake in a positive and figurative way?

• She moved fast like a snake but fortunately did not enjoy eating live mice.

• He took my savings, the snake, and then seemed to totally disappear.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Select the best description for the statement:

The salesman seemed smooth and deadly as a snake to the customers.

• Positive tone, analogy

• Positive tone, allusion

• Negative tone, analogy

• Negative tone, allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4