Language Arts DBA

The main difference between a dictionary and a thesaurus is:

• There is no difference.

• The dictionary tells me the part of speech but the thesaurus uses the word in a sentence.

• The dictionary gives me the word's definition and the thesaurus gives me synonyms for that word.

Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word.

I was intrigued by the book and wanted to learn more.

• Interested

• Angered

• Bored

• Exhausted

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What would be the best resource to use if you needed another word for "quiet?"

• Dictionary
• Atlas
• Thesaurus
• Encyclopedia

Synonyms are words that...

• have the same meaning.
• have opposite meanings.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

Antonyms are words that...

• have the same meaning.
• have opposite meanings.

Choose the synonym of the highlighted word.
Do not leave your things unattended or else somebody might get your things.

• Abandon
• Bring
• Display
• Deposit

Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Literal, dictionary definition

• Emotional meaning

• synonym

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

synonyms can have different

• connotations
• denotations
• definitions

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

the emotional meaning of a word

• denotation
• connotation
• inference

• context clues

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4