North Korea Explained Part 1 Skills Test

Which definition for dominate is most accurate for how it is used in the first paragraph of the article?

• to be more prominent or more common than others

• be the most important or conspicuous person or thing

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CCSS.RI.7.4

Which statement below best describes the difference between communism and dictatorship?

• Communism is a free society, while a dictatorship is not a free society.

• Communism describes society while dictatorship describes leadership.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Find the word inherited in the article (The Kim Dynasty). In which sentence below does the word have the same meaning as in the article?

• Bernadette inherited her deep blue eyes from her father.

• Queen Elizabeth II inherited the throne from her father, King George VI.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

Read this sentence from the article: After the Korean War, Kim Il-Sung, the leader of North Korea, began to act more like a dictator. Which statement below is true about the author’s use of this phrase?

• The author wanted to show that Kim Il-Sung positioned himself to be dictator.

• The author wanted to show that Kim Il-sung tried to establish a democracy.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which excerpt from the article best supports your answer to the previous question?

• He worked to stop his political opposition from taking power…

• He defined himself as Supreme Leader…

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CCSS.RI.7.1

Read this sentence from the article: Complicating matters was the tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. Which two words from the sentence best describe the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States?

• complicating, tense

• matters, between

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.4A

Based on the word usage in the sentence classify the underlined word as having a positive, neutral, or negative connotation.

Between the threat of a nuclear showdown with the U.S. and the peculiar personality of its leader, Kim Jong-un, there is no shortage of topics to discuss.

Based on its use in the sentence, peculiar has a ​ ​ (a)   ​ connotation​ .

B. In 1953, leaders signed an armistice agreement.

C. In 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea with the goal of unifying Korea into one nation.

• neutral
• postivie
• negative

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

Choose any of the four words you classified below. Find another word to substitute for the original in the sentence from the article that changes the connotation of the word. Write your new sentence in the space provided, underlining your new word. Then, briefly explain how the new word changes the connotation from its original.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

Based on the word usage in the sentence classify the underlined word as having a positive, neutral, or negative connotation.

In 1953, leaders signed an armistice agreement.

Based on its use in the sentence, armistice has a ​ (a)   ​ connotation​ .

C. In 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea with the goal of unifying Korea into one nation.

• neutral
• postive
• negative

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.4A

Based on the word usage in the sentence classify the underlined word as having a positive, neutral, or negative connotation.

In 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea with the goal of unifying Korea into one nation.

Based on its use in the sentence, invaded has a ​ (a)   ​ ​connotation​ .

• negative
• neutral
• positive

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.4A