Final Exam Review

The literal meaning or dictionary definition of a word

• denotation

• connotation

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The symbolic or associative meaning of a word is called its

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Select the sentence that best revises the following to a more formal style: "I don't get why we gotta make up snow days in school."

• I do not understand the need to make up school days missed due to snow and inclement weather.

• I don’t get why we have to make up snow days anyways.

• You know, I do not understand the necessity of making up snow days.

Which sentence best revises the following to a more descriptive style: "A lot of rain fell during the storm last night."

• Last night it stormed so bad that the trees shook and the rain sounded like golf balls hitting the roof.

• During the storm last night, the wind howled with rage and fury as the rains fell in sheets like thick, glistening glass.

• Lots of rain pounded the region in last night’s fierce storm.

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which word below has a more negative connotation than the underlined word in this passage?: "They'd only been friends because they lived near each other. They wouldn't have anything in common. She was always so brainy"

• smart

• nerdy

• intelligent

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word below has a more positive connotation than the underlined word in this sentence: The character of Odysseus is known for his deception in his encounter with the Cyclops.

• guile

• deviousness

• trickery

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The word we used to describe the general atmosphere or feeling of a text is

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The speaker or author's attitude towards a subject or topic in a text is called

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

It was in the clove of seasons, summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born, that the ibis lit in the bleeding tree.  The flower garden was stained with rotting brown magnolia petals, and ironweeds grew rank amid the purple phlox.  The five o’clocks by the chimney still marked time, but the oriole nest in the elm was untenanted and rocked back and forth like an empty cradle.  The last graveyard flowers were blooming, and their smell drifted across the cotton field and through every room of our house, speaking softly the names of our dead.

The images and details in the passage create a mood or atmosphere of

• Relaxation

• Anger

• Loneliness

• Terror

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

It was in the clove of seasons, summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born, that the ibis lit in the bleeding tree.  The flower garden was stained with rotting brown magnolia petals, and ironweeds grew rank amid the purple phlox.  The five o’clocks by the chimney still marked time, but the oriole nest in the elm was untenanted and rocked back and forth like an empty cradle.  The last graveyard flowers were blooming, and their smell drifted across the cotton field and through every room of our house, speaking softly the names of our dead.

The speaker’s attitude or tone in this passage can BEST be described as

• Peaceful or happy

• Regretful or sorry

• Reminiscent or thoughtful

• Angry or bitter

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4