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WorksheetsWord Meanings Rl RI 6.4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
1. Which phrase has a positive connotation?
A strong reek
A strong aroma
3. Which phrase has a negative connotation?
A bold plan
A reckless plan
5. Connotation is a word's ___________.
synonym
anyonym
emotional meaning
7. I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.
positive
negative
8. Why do people use figurative language?
To make their writing interesting and visual
To be grammatically correct.
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.
10. What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
Her hair is red.
She talks really loudly.
She gets really angry.
Which phrase has a more positive connotation?
a peculiar object
a unique object
a strange object
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 ________________.
foolhearty
courageous
rash
Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.
Although the problem was difficult to resolve, Sandra and John were ________________ in searching for an answer. Their teacher was quite proud.
persistent
stubborn
bullheaded
Language that paints imaginary pictures in your mind is...
figurative
technical
connotation
The technical meaning of a word is:
Its dictionary definition
Its emotional meaning
Its imaginary meaning
Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through _____________.
pictures
funny faces
words
What is the "tone" of a story?
The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
The time and place of the story
What is the tone of the dialogue?
"We have some important news for you Mr. President. We have discovered a terrorist plot against the United States" said the CIA agent. The President closed the book, set it on the desk, and leaned forward, his eyes fixed straight ahead. "Tell me everything you know."
Informal
Optimistic
Serious
What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you run away and hide, you coward!"
angry
suspicious
happy
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
No sooner had she said it than there he was, "Mister Irresistible" himself. Throwing big, cheesy winks at everyone in the room, walking with a swagger like a cartoon baseball player. He slithered his way over to their side of the room.
Enthusiastic
Serious
Mocking
What is the meaning of the hyperbole, "Buckets of rain fell from the sky."
A plane dropped buckets onto the ground.
It was raining a little.
It was raining hard.
What is the technical meaning of the word WEASEL in the quotation, "The weasel prowled the night."
A sneak
A small, slender carnivorous animal.
negative
What is the technical meaning of the word SPRING in the sentence, "Spring has Sprung!"
jump
The season between winter and summer
surprise
What is the technical meaning of the word ROBOT in the sentence, "The robots inhuman eyes stared blankly ahead.
Negative
Personification
A machine built to do work .
