Word Choice and Meaning
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Based on the context clues, what is the denotation of the word "ecstatic" in the passage?
overly intelligent
extremely happy
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the word scalding suggest about the water in the sentence above?
pretty warm
painfully hot
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5D
CCSS.L.2.5B
CCSS.L.3.5C
CCSS.L.K.5D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the following sentence: How would the meaning of the sentence change if the author used the word "unhurried" instead of the word "sluggish"?
The man would seem less lazy
the man would seem funnier
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the meaning of denotation?
The official meaning of a word
The emotion of a word
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Select the vocabulary word that best completes the following sentence:
At the end of a long and tiring day, he shook his head in _____ when his dog had an accident in the house.
notation
oppression
exasperation
congregation
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4B
CCSS.L.3.2E
CCSS.L.2.4C
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(a) the author’s thoughtful use of precise vocabulary to fully convey meaning to the reader
word choice
text evidence
figurative language
imagery
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.5.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
You had no right to call me a clumsy --- just because I spilled some water on you.
oaf
douse
dispatch
irk
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
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