Word Choice & Tone

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English
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6th Grade
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Melissa Weisser
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16 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is denotation?
Dictionary definition of a word
Feeling associated with a word
How you write a word
Figurative language
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is connotation?
Dictionary definition of a word
Feeling associated with a word
How you write a word
Figurative language
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the denotation of the word "destruction"?
Causing so much damage that something can no longer exist
a negative feeling
a positive feeling
Building something that will last forever
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the connotation of the word "eliminate"?
Causing so much damage that something can no longer exist
a negative feeling
a positive feeling
Building something that will last forever
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which of the following examples does the underlined word have a positive connotation?
The girl smiled at her mom.
The water overflowed the banks of the river.
The neighbors were noisy last night.
The cod is a fish that is caught in the Northern Atlantic Ocean.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which of the following examples does the underlined word have a negative connotation?
The girl smiled at her mom.
The water overflowed the banks of the river.
The neighbors were noisy last night.
The cod is a fish that is caught in the Northern Atlantic Ocean.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word BEST makes the sentence have a positive connotation?
My mother cooks __________ meals.
burned
large
delicious
inexpensive
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
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