Nuances in Word Meanings
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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which adjective contains the most positive connotation?
Stingy
Broke
Economical
Cheap
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which adjective has the most positive connotation?
Bossy
Over-bearing
Controlling
Assertive
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What verb has a more guilty connotation?
Admitting
Replying
Telling
Whispering
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What would best describe someone who is extremely mad?
Bothered
Upset
Disappointed
Furious
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a very small difference in color, tone, meaning, etc.
nuances
comparisons
characteristics
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words mortified and embarrassed?
Sam was mortified when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.
Sam was embarrassed when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.
Mortified is the antonym of embarrassed.
Embarrassed is more intense and has more negative connotation than mortified.
Mortified is more intense and has a more negative connotation than embarrassed.
Mortified and embarrassed have different denotations.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Oblivious to those around him, the father tenderly (smiled, smirked) at his newborn baby through the window of the hospital nursery.
smiled
smirked
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
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