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WorksheetsFinal Exam
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
________ people rode on the roller coaster.
________ people rode on the roller coaster.
a)
Brave
b)
Foolhardy
2.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.
a)
fascinating
b)
weird
3.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
Everyone had a _____ on his or her face on the way home.
Everyone had a _____ on his or her face on the way home.
a)
smile
b)
smirk
4.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.
We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.
a)
cheap
b)
inexpensive
5.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
Mike _______ us to go to the funny house.
Mike _______ us to go to the funny house.
a)
nagged
b)
reminded
6.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
It made me feel _______.
It made me feel _______.
a)
uneasy
b)
frightened
7.
Which is the best answer?
Which is worth more?
Which is worth more?
a)
something old
b)
something antique
8.
Which is the best answer?
Which is better?
Which is better?
a)
to be skinny
b)
to be slender
9.
Which is the best answer?
Which would you rather be called?
Which would you rather be called?
a)
thrifty
b)
cheap
10.
Which is the best answer?
Which would a vain person be more likely to do?
Which would a vain person be more likely to do?
a)
stroll
b)
parade
11.
Which is the best answer?
Which is more serious?
Which is more serious?
a)
problem
b)
disaster
12.
Which is the best answer?
Which is more polite?
Which is more polite?
a)
sip a drink
b)
gulp it
13.
Which is the best answer?
Which would you be if you hadn't eaten for several days.
Which would you be if you hadn't eaten for several days.
a)
hungry
b)
starving
14.
Which is the best answer?
Which would you be after a walk in the mud?
Which would you be after a walk in the mud?
a)
filthy
b)
dirty
15.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
Some of the monkeys made ______ faces.
Some of the monkeys made ______ faces.
a)
amusing
b)
hilarious
16.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
I ate a ________ sandwich.
I ate a ________ sandwich.
a)
moist
b)
soggy
17.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
I didn't like the ______ on Patrick's face.
I didn't like the ______ on Patrick's face.
a)
grin
b)
smirk
18.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
Our trip to the amusement park was _______.
Our trip to the amusement park was _______.
a)
fine
b)
wonderful
19.
What is connotation?
a)
Connotation implies or suggests a meaning of a word.
b)
Dictionary meaning of a word.
c)
I don't know!
d)
Unknown meaning
20.
What is denotation?
a)
Direct meaning of a word or dictionary meaning.
b)
It means down.
c)
Let me ask my friend
d)
It means to note the word.
21.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
I didn't like the ______ on the jester's face.
I didn't like the ______ on the jester's face.
a)
grin
b)
smirk
22.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
I ate a ________ sandwich.
I ate a ________ sandwich.
a)
moist
b)
soggy
23.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
Some of the monkeys made ______ faces.
Some of the monkeys made ______ faces.
a)
amusing
b)
hilarious
24.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
It made me feel _______.
It made me feel _______.
a)
uneasy
b)
frightened
25.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
Mike _______ us to go to the funny house.
Mike _______ us to go to the funny house.
a)
nagged
b)
reminded
26.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.
We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.
a)
cheap
b)
inexpensive
27.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
Everyone had a _____ on his or her face on the way home.
Everyone had a _____ on his or her face on the way home.
a)
smile
b)
smirk
28.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.
a)
fascinating
b)
weird
29.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
________ people rode on the roller coaster.
________ people rode on the roller coaster.
a)
Brave
b)
Foolhardy
30.
Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
31.
The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
32.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gossip--chat
gossip--chat
a)
gossip
b)
chat
33.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
self-confident--arrogant
self-confident--arrogant
a)
self-confident
b)
arrogant
34.
Which word has a positive connotation?
a)
brainwash
b)
persuade
35.
A compliment would be to say that the owl in the picture is...
a)
bizarre
b)
strange
c)
unique
36.
Consider the following sentences. I hear my brother talking on the phone with his girlfriend. I hear my brother chatting on the phone with his girlfriend. How does the connotation of the word chatting in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?
a)
It implies the conversation is not serious.
b)
It implies that the conversation is funny.
c)
It implies anger or resentment in the conversations.
d)
It implies the conversation is very serious.
37.
Read the sentences and answer the question. Winning by seven strokes, Jordan Speith won the tournament. Winning by seven strokes, Jordan Speith dominated the tournament. How does the connotation of the word dominated in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?
a)
It shows that he won by a small margin.
b)
It emphasizes that he easily won.
c)
It implies that he played with arrogance and pride.
d)
It implies that he cheated in order to win.
38.
Read the sentences and answer the question. I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most stubborn person I know. I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most persistent person I know. How does the connotation of the word persistent in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?
a)
It implies a positive characteristic.
b)
It implies an increasingly negative characteristic.
c)
It implies a careless characteristic.
d)
It implies a playfully irresponsible characteristic.
39.
Mobilize the troops means to . . .
a)
Move them into position.
b)
Stabilize them with more weapons.
c)
Study them.
d)
Determine their condition.
40.
"Together with Tushin, stepping across the bodies and under a terrible fire from the French, he attended to the removal of the guns" (Your Dictionary).
Removal means . . .
Removal means . . .
a)
producing
b)
cleaning
c)
loading
d)
moving
41.
What does the root "aqua" mean?
a)
fire
b)
air
c)
water
d)
land
42.
Which of the following is the best definition of the word "biology?"
a)
small life
b)
the study of the earth
c)
the study of small life
d)
the study of life
43.
Which one of these prefixes does NOT mean "not?"
a)
il
b)
un
c)
sub
d)
im
44.
What is the meaning of the prefix "anti-"?
a)
against, opposite of
b)
again
c)
above,over
d)
full of
45.
Which of the following suffixes make verbs past tense?
a)
-ing
b)
-est
c)
-er
d)
-ed
46.
-tion
a)
changes a verb to a noun, suffix only
b)
life
c)
to "throw"
d)
water
47.
graph
a)
changes a verb to a noun, suffix only
b)
water
c)
write, writing
d)
to break or burst
48.
-ology
a)
life
b)
earth
c)
auto
d)
to study
49.
What is a metric unit of measurement?
a)
aquarimarine
b)
centimeter
c)
aquifer
d)
centipede
50.
Add a prefix to polite to mean not polite.
a)
unpolite
b)
repolite
c)
impolite
d)
dispolite
51.
the signature of a famous person
a)
autograph
b)
graffiti
c)
graphite
d)
paragraph
52.
a part of a piece of writing that deals with one subject, begins on a new line, and is made up if one or more sentences
a)
autograph
b)
graffiti
c)
graphite
d)
paragraph
53.
a shiny, black substance that is used in pencils
a)
autograph
b)
graffiti
c)
graphite
d)
paragraph
54.
Choose the antonym for the vocabulary word.
irregular
irregular
a)
abnormal
b)
typical
c)
unreliable
d)
erratic
55.
Which of the following would be the best definition of the word "transport?"
a)
to carry out
b)
to carry in
c)
to carry above
d)
to carry across
56.
Which of the following roots mean "self?"
a)
bio
b)
inter/a
c)
auto
d)
micro
57.
Which root means "sound?"
a)
voc
b)
phon
c)
spect
d)
gram
58.
vis-
a)
to see
b)
beyond
c)
from
d)
life
59.
A prefix goes _________of a word.
a)
at the end
b)
at the beginning
c)
in the middle
60.
A suffix goes _______of a word.
a)
at the beginning
b)
in the middle
c)
at the end
61.
The base word in disagree is?
a)
agree
b)
dis
c)
ree
62.
In order to bake a cake, you must first prepare the batter. The prefix pre- means
a)
after
b)
before
c)
until
d)
move
63.
The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re- means:
a)
away
b)
again
c)
aging
d)
not
64.
Fill in the blank:
My mom wanted milk without fat.
She wanted ___fat milk.
My mom wanted milk without fat.
She wanted ___fat milk.
a)
non-
b)
pre-
c)
re-
d)
un-
65.
I decided to _______________ my Iphone account so that no one could use it.
a)
devuse
b)
interject
c)
transcontinental
d)
deactivate
66.
People who suffer from allergies often take a type of medicine called an antihistamine. What does an antihistamine do?
a)
It acts against histamines.
b)
It increases the amount of histamines.
c)
It combines with histamines.
d)
It works with histamines.
67.
Select the word with the correct spelling.
a)
stupendous
b)
estupendous
c)
stupendus
d)
stupenduos
68.
Choose the correctly spelled BONUS word:
a)
nutering
b)
nurtering
c)
nurturing
d)
nerturing
69.
1. adj. Spread or stretched out over a large area 2. adj. Happening or found over a large area
a)
ban
b)
concern
c)
consider
d)
widespread
70.
unaware of something
a)
valiant
b)
oblivious
c)
steadfast
d)
deception
71.
terrible
a)
invaluable
b)
horrendous
c)
skulk
d)
scapegoat
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