Tildes

What is the primary function of a tilde in English?

• To indicate a nasal sound

• To show approximation

• To denote a question

• To emphasize a word

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CCSS.RI.3.10

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Which of the following words uses a tilde in its original language?

• Café

• Señor

• Résumé

• Fiancé

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CCSS.L.5.4B

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In which language is the tilde commonly used to indicate a nasal sound?

• French

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• Italian

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a tilde?

• The temperature is ~30 degrees today.

• I love the song ~Despacito~.

• He said ~hello~ to everyone.

• The book is ~on the table.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

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CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the origin of the tilde symbol?

• Greek

• Latin

• Arabic

• Cyrillic

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

In English, the tilde is sometimes used in informal writing to indicate what?

• Sarcasm

• Approximation

• Emphasis

• Negation

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which of the following is a correct use of a tilde in mathematics?

• 5 ~ 3 = 8

• x ~ y means x is approximately equal to y

• ~5 means negative five

• ~x means the opposite of x

What is the ASCII code for the tilde character?

• 126

• 64

• 35

• 94

Which of the following programming languages uses the tilde as a bitwise NOT operator?

• Python

• Java

• C++

• Ruby

In which of the following contexts might you see a tilde used in English writing?

• To indicate a footnote

• To show a range of numbers

• To denote a title

• To indicate a hyperlink

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

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