Vocabulary: Context, Denotation, Connotation, and Analogies

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6th Grade
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Shalaine Peterson
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Pangolins have a physical resemblance, or likeness, to an armadillo, with claws and armored bodies. When attacked, pangolins thwart combat by rolling into a hard ball and hiding. Like bats and other animals that sleep all day, pangolins are nocturnal. Because they lack teeth, eating tiny stones with their food is critical for digestion.
Choose the answer that explains that you have read the paragraph.
Done
Finished
Complete
Concluded
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CCSS.RI.4.10
CCSS.RI.5.10
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Pangolins have a physical resemblance, or likeness, to an armadillo, with claws and armored bodies. When attacked, pangolins thwart combat by rolling into a hard ball and hiding. Like bats and other animals that sleep all day, pangolins are nocturnal. Because they lack teeth, eating tiny stones with their food is critical for digestion.
Which phrase from the paragraph best helps you understand the meaning of the word resemblance?
have a physical
or likeness
with claws
armored bodies
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CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Pangolins have a physical resemblance, or likeness, to an armadillo, with claws and armored bodies. When attacked, pangolins thwart combat by rolling into a hard ball and hiding. Like bats and other animals that sleep all day, pangolins are nocturnal. Because they lack teeth, eating tiny stones with their food is critical for digestion.
What does the phrase thwart combat mean in the paragraph?
get attacked
attack others
avoid a fight
start a fight
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CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Pangolins have a physical resemblance, or likeness, to an armadillo, with claws and armored bodies. When attacked, pangolins thwart combat by rolling into a hard ball and hiding. Like bats and other animals that sleep all day, pangolins are nocturnal. Because they lack teeth, eating tiny stones with their food is critical for digestion.
What does the word nocturnal suggest about the pangolins?
They roll into hard balls.
They are awake at night.
They are like all other animals.
They lack teeth.
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CCSS.RI.4.10
CCSS.RI.5.10
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The answer choices have similar denotations. Which answer choice has the most positive connotation?
Cal and his wife had a debate about moving to a new a home.
quarrel
dispute
discussion
disagreement
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CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The answer choices have similar denotations. Which answer choice has the most positive connotation?
Cal said, "We can turn the office into an acceptable bedroom."
pleasing
usable
functional
workable
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CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The answer choices have similar denotations. Which answer choice has the most positive connotation?
Cal's wife wanted to move, and she was stubborn about it.
pushy
defiant
obstinate
determined
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CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
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