Context Clues & Connotation/Denotation
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The Hikers guessed that it would take 3 full days to reach the pinnacle, or top, of the mountain.
What does the word PINNACLE mean in this sentence?
Bottom
Top
Middle
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Andy decided to terminate his membership to the health club. He was ready to stop paying the monthly fee.
What does the word terminate mean in the sentence above?
Continue
Stop
alter
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Hannah has a strong aversion to snakes, spiders, and mice. Whenever she sees one, she runs in the opposite direction.
What does the word aversion mean in the sentence above?
A strong dislike for something.
Tiring or difficult.
A strong like for something.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The long hike up to the mountains was grueling.
loud
tiring
easy
simple
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5D
CCSS.L.2.5B
CCSS.L.3.5C
CCSS.L.K.5D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Marcia is a novice soccer player. It is her first day of practice.
skilled
beginner
professional
expert
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard. A person who is haphazard is-
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
President Abraham Lincoln helped to abolish slavery in the United States after the Civil War ended.
What does the word abolish mean in this sentence?
outlaw
exchange
submit
reinstate
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
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