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Meanings of Words: context clues, fig. lang, connotation...(BrainBowl2019)

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Based on context clues in the passage below, truncated means ______________.

I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.
a)
Finished
b)
Cut short 
c)
Boring
d)
Too long
2.

She gives me this look of disdain ever since I cut her favorite doll's hair.

a)

hatred

b)

love

c)

sadness

d)

vorpality

3.

The music teacher had difficulty tolerating the discordant noises produced by her kindergarten class.

a)

clashing

b)

pleasant

c)

silent

d)

impolite

4.

John had seen horror movies before, but when he saw Zombies on the Boat, he was so appalled by the violence that he wrote the newspapers warning parents not to allow their children to see this movie.

a)

proud

b)

outraged

c)

gimbled

d)

stoked

5.
Some people hunt for lost coins on beaches using an apparatus called a metal detector. It has a long stem that ends in a circular part called a search head, which hovers just over the ground. When it passes over metal, it makes a sound. 
a)
process
b)
machine
c)
services
d)
hovel
6.
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.
7.
Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?
a)
can you help me
b)
her father walked in 
c)
sounding annoyed, too
d)
relaxing with a magazine
8.
The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses.
a)
easily noticed
b)
beautiful
c)
sleeping
9.

“Tick, tock.” ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

allusion

10.

”A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open”.-Frank Zappa

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

11.
"The eerie silence was shattered by her scream." This is an example of ___________________________. 
a)
Theme
b)
Plot
c)
Rhyme
d)
Imagery
12.
'That test was a breeze!' is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
idiom
13.
The snowballs were bullets, punching me in the chest, is an example of...
a)
A hyperbole/personification
b)
A metaphor/personification
c)
A simile/metaphor
d)
Personification/Onomatopoeia
14.

Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is...

a)

figurative

b)

literal

15.

A humorous play on words that have double-meanings.

a)

alliteration

b)

oxymoron

c)

pun

d)

onomatopoeia

16.

Which word has a negative connotation?

a)

stench

b)

smell

17.

Which phrase has a more positive connotation?

a)

a peculiar object

b)

a unique object

c)

a strange object

18.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.


I admire the man who jumped on the subway tracks to rescue a stranger. He was certainly ________________.

a)

foolhearty

b)

courageous

c)

rash

d)

reckless

19.
McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
20.
Kevin's interest in model cars has turned into a hobby. If you change the word hobby to obsession, the word now has a _____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
21.

Which of the following best fits the meaning of the underlined word?

The family went to the National Park so they could commune with nature.

a)

Travel to work

b)

Preserve

c)

Exchange

d)

Communicate

22.

Which of the following best fits the meaning of the underlined word?

What is inside the soft down comforter.

a)

Below

b)

Soft fluff on a bird

c)

Where my grading is NOT going to go

d)

South

23.

Which of the following best fits the meaning of the underlined word?

The judge ruled the contract was invalid.

a)

Hopeless

b)

Sick

c)

Void

d)

Tired

24.
Which definition of stoop is used in the sentence below?

I never thought you would stoop so low in this campaign and resort to name calling," the candidate stated to his opponent.  
a)
Definition 1
b)
Definition 2
c)
Definition 3
d)
Definition 4
25.
Currently, the troops are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
a)
up-to-date 
b)
now in progress
c)
a flow of air or water in a definite direction 
26.
The river's current almost swept the little girl away. 
a)
up-to-date 
b)
now in progress
c)
a flow of air or water in a definite direction 
27.
In Georgia, the peach trees bear fruit.
What does bear mean in this sentence?
a)
a large furry animal
b)
to not have shoes on your feet
c)
to make or produce
28.

My father's favorite SALUTATION is "Howdy, friend!"

a)

signal

b)

greeting

c)

sentence

d)

question

29.
Slavery was abolished in the U.S. after the Civil War.
a)
outlawed
b)
exchanged
c)
running
d)
common
30.

clever

a)

positive meaning (+)

b)

negative meaning (-)

c)

neutral meaning (=)

31.

cheap

a)

positive meaning (+)

b)

negative meaning (-)

c)

neutral meaning (=)

32.

strive

a)

positive meaning (+)

b)

negative meaning (-)

c)

neutral meaning (=)

33.
the emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
etymology
d)
context clues
34.
connotation can be described by all of the following EXCEPT
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
d)
synonym

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