WorksheetsConnotation/Denotation with Refugee by Alan Gratz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the connotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "Castro condemned the violence that had broken out on the Maelcon, blaming it on US agent." (pg. 42)
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What is the connotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "Mahmoud dropped his pencil, put his hands to his ears, and threw himself under the kitchen table." (pg. 32)
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What is the connotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "Assad made people who didn't like him disappear." (pg. 14)
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What is the connotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "A young woman staggered past them, clutching her stomach and looking green." (pg. 78)
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What is the connotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "'Go back south,' one of the soldiers told Mahmoud's father." (pg. 70)
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What is the connotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "Josef was about to leave when he thought to buy Ruthie a piece of candy." (pg. 22)
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What is the connotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "Mahmoud could hear music beyond the fence." (pg. 87)
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What is the connotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "Their room was spotless, the bed linens were freshly laundered, and the hand towels were pressed and neatly stacked." (pg. 39)
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What is the connotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "The only sound was the soft crack of a bat and the roar of the crowd on the television." (pg. 41)
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What is the connotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "Ruthie skipped ahead of Josef along the sunny Promenade deck, happier than he'd ever seen her before." (pg. 56)
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What is the denotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "Their current victim kept batting his nose like there was a fly on it." (pg. 57)
belonging to the present time
a body of water moving in a specific direction
the flow of electricity through a wire
What is the denotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "The shabby man who had lurched from the shadows like an escapee from a mental asylum was Josef's father." (pg. 36)
shelter or protection from danger
protection given to a refugee by another nation
a building for people who have mental illnesses
What is the denotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "Mahmoud saw gray-white clouds from missle strikes blooming all around." (pg. 49)
to appear and become full
a period of making flowers
the flower on a plant
What is the denotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "You can just lie low for awhile" (pg. 42)
to be in a resting position
to remain or stay
to tell something that is not true
What is the denotation of the underlined word in the excerpt from Refugee? "Mahmoud saw a cardboard box of used toys at one end of the shops." (pg. 91)
to put into service or to take for a purpose
to treat something in a particular way
already owned by someone else; secondhand
