1.09 Weekly Review

Using context clues, what does the word optimistic mean in the sentence below?

Even though they lost last week’s game, the team is optimistic about winning tomorrow’s game.

• hopeful for the future

• relating to two or more nations

• doing things the same way as always

• A group of words that do not actually mean what it says

Using context clues, what does the word international mean in the sentence below?

The international conference included students from more than thirty countries.

• hopeful for the future

• relating to two or more nations

• a way of looking at or thinking about something

• one nation

Using context clues, what does the word perspective mean in the sentence below?

My dad and his brother have different perspectives on food, so they often argue at dinner time.

• relating to two or more nations

• taking the exact or strict meaning of words and attaching no figurative or metaphorical meaning

• a way of looking at or thinking about something

• no difference

What does literal mean?

• a group of words that does not actually mean what it says; for example, raining cats and dogs, a month of Sundays

• the opposite of literally

• to go from one place to another

• taking the exact or strict meaning of words and attaching no figurative or metaphorical meaning

Which statement defines literal language?

Select two correct answers.

• words or phrases that express meaning in an unusual way

• words that express their dictionary meaning

• something not taken literally

• language that means exactly what it says

What is an idiom?

• a pet or domesticated animal

• a group of words that does not actually mean what it says; for example, raining cats and dogs, a month of Sundays

• taking the exact or strict meaning of words and attaching no figurative or metaphorical meaning

• an excuse to not do something

“It's about rising above old divisions. It's about treating people the way you want to be treated in return.” What is the meaning of the idiom “rising above” in this sentence?

• doing things the same way as always

• overcoming something negative

• doing nothing

• standing out from the rest of the crowd

Read the passage from the speech.

Select the phrase that is an idiom.

"We did our best to be open to others: to give everyone a fair shake, not matter who they were or where they came from. And we soon realized that the more we lived by those values, the more we'd see them from other people in return".

• lived by those values

• a fair shake

• soon realized

• did our best

Draw a picture of ONE of the weekly vocabulary words below:

Optimistic

Perspective

International

Literal

Idiom

There are two main purposes to Michelle Obama's speech. Select the TWO purposes below.

• She wants to inform young people that they are important.

• • She wants to inform the teenagers about the park and rules for using it.

• She wants to persuade young people to explore new ideas and impact the world in a positive way.

• • She wants to make an argument in favor of the older generations.