Understanding Word Relationships
Authored by Shelayne Phillips
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A word's connotation is...
the direct meaning of a word and it is often what you would find in the dictionary
the emotional association or secondary meaning of a word
a synonym that has a positive or a negative association
a comparison of two things that are similar in some way
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Recognizing the relationship between the words in a sentence is the key to understanding which of the word's meanings is being suggested. What is this statement likely referring to?
It is referring to a positive or a negative meaning of the word.
It is referring to a word's synonym or denotation.
It is referring to the word's connotation or denotation.
It is referring to an analogy or a denotation.
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CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the type of analogy being used here by recognizing the relationship between the two pairs of words.
Torpedo : Explosion : : Drinking : Intoxication
Synonym analogy
Classification analogy
Cause and effect analogy
Part-whole analogy
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CCSS.L.6.5B
CCSS.L.8.5B
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hyper is to energetic as organic is to _____.
natural (because these words have a relationship that is similar so this is a synonym analogy)
artificial (because these words have a relationship that is dissimilar so this is an antonym analogy)
popular (because these words have a relationship that shows a trait so this is a characteristic analogy)
food (because these words have a relationship that shows a trait so this is a characteristic analogy)
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CCSS.L.6.5B
CCSS.L.8.5B
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why would it be better to say someone is 'slim' rather than 'scrawny' when paying them a compliment?
Slim directly means thin while scrawny has a different denotation.
Slim and scrawny have the same connotation but very different denotations, and slim denotes a positivity.
The two words have different denotative meanings but similar connotations, and slim has a more powerful connotative meaning.
Though the two words have similar denotative meanings, slim has a positive connotation while scrawny has a negative connotation.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the type of analogy being used here by recognizing the relationship between the two pairs of words.
Fire : Heat : : Study : Knowledge
Part-whole analogy
Classification analogy
Cause and effect analogy
Synonym analogy
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5B
CCSS.L.8.5B
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the relationship between the words 'happy' and 'joyful'?
They are antonyms with opposite connotations.
They are synonyms with similar connotations.
They are synonyms with different denotations.
They are antonyms with similar denotations.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
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