The way you ______ your answer will tell me a lot about whether you actually read the book

• phrase (verb)

• phrase (noun)

• phrasing (noun)

• phrases

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which is NOT an example of figurative language?

• metaphor

• simile

• synonym

• analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

"Don't be such a baby!"

The use of the word baby in this sentence is __________.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Your sentence ________ could use a little work. I see fragments and comma splices all over the place.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Words that have similar meanings can have different ________. For example, "scholar" and "academic" are words that have more positive ________ than "student".

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"My sister's baby is my niece."

The use of the word 'baby' in the previous sentence is its _________ meaning.

• connotative

• denotative

• figurative

• complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"I am driven to succeed."

"Driven" in this context has a positive ________.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The author's ______ is often the way they feel about their topic.

• mood

• feel

• tone

• gist

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The _______ of the passage was dark and foreboding.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Her ideas are like a spring breeze. This is an example of

• simile

• metaphor

• analogy

• irony

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D