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Context Clues/Synonym/Antonym/Fig Lang Friday 4/21

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Again they searched meticulously, but no keys. Where could they be? They've looked EVERYWHERE! If you did something meticulously, you would be-

a)

feeling silly.

b)

working very carefully.

c)

trying to finish quickly.

d)

trying to find something.

2.

Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard. A person who is haphazard is-

a)

lost

b)

lovable

c)

worried

d)

disorganized

3.

Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!" The word that best defines adamant is-

a)

happy

b)

unsure

c)

nervous

d)

stubborn

4.

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:


They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.

a)

Nervous

b)

Discouraged

c)

Excited

d)

Relieved

5.

The continents are slowly drifting apart. Since they are not stationary, North and South America will one day separate entirely.

What does stationary mean?

a)

Paper to write letters with

b)

Staying in one place

c)

Land

d)

Melting quickly

6.

Are the words synonyms or antonyms?

dead

alive

a)

Synonyms

b)

Antonyms

7.

Are the words synonyms or antonyms?

center

middle

a)

Synonyms

b)

Antonyms

8.

Are the words synonyms or antonyms?

smile

grin

a)

Synonyms

b)

Antonyms

9.

What is an antonym for outside?

a)

outdoors

b)

tree

c)

nature

d)

inside

10.

What is a synonym for help?

a)

assist

b)

hurt

c)

forget

d)

work

11.

What is an antonym for noisy?

a)

loud

b)

quiet

c)

drums

d)

explosion

12.

Which word is a synonym for the red word?

The movie theater was silent during the intense part of the show.

a)

cold

b)

quiet

c)

crowded

d)

loud

13.

Choose the antonym for the word float

a)

water

b)

boat

c)

sink

14.

Which word is a synonym for the red word?

Please be careful not to break the lego tower I built.

a)

drop

b)

lose

c)

eat

d)

wreck

15.

Which word is a synonym for the capitalized word?

Todd has an IMAGINARY friend named Skip.

a)

pretend

b)

best

c)

factual

d)

honest

16.

Which word is a synonym for the capitalized word?

Selena is a POLITE and thoughtful person.

a)

rude

b)

grouchy

c)

respectful

d)

unfriendly

17.

Which word is an antonym for the capitalized word?

Which student has the NEATEST desk?

a)

prettiest

b)

greatest

c)

nicest

d)

messiest

18.

Which word is an antonym for the capitalized word?

This is the most COMFORTABLE couch in the world.

a)

unpleasant

b)

delightful

c)

satisfying

d)

stylish

19.

The use of extreme exaggeration

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

20.

Comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

21.

the description of giving a nonhuman thing human characteristics or traits

a)

metaphor

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

22.

the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of two or more words

a)

repetition

b)

end rhyme

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

23.

the sound is the meaning of the word

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

end rhyme

d)

idiom

24.

He was taller than a skyscraper.

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

idiom

d)

alliteration