5-A-Day Language Review: Week 15 MONDAY

Identify the type and the function of the verbal used below. Saleem took an hour to prepare the meal for us.

• a) Gerund, Noun

• b) Participle, Adjective

• c) Infinitive, Adverb

• d)infinitive, noun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the type of connotation for the words: (-, +, 0).

impractical, frivolous, senseless

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Choose the best word to fill in the sentence: We were advised not to bring _______ items on our backpacking trip.

frivolous, senseless, impractical

Read the following passage: These homes were not occupied or even cared for. They were the usual derelict houses you would expect to find at the edges of small towns. With boarded up windows and chipping paint, it was hard to imagine that these structures were ever considered someone’s home.

What is the meaning of derelict in this passage?

• abandoned and neglected
• occupied and lively
• recently renovated
• well-maintained and cared for

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the synonym for the following word:

infallible

• imperfect

• coarse

• foolproof

• common

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A