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Context Clues & Connotation/Denotation

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Hikers guessed that it would take 3 full days to reach the pinnacle, or top, of the mountain.


What does the word PINNACLE mean in this sentence?

a)

Bottom

b)

Top

c)

Middle

2.

Andy decided to terminate his membership to the health club. He was ready to stop paying the monthly fee.


What does the word terminate mean in the sentence above?

a)

Continue

b)

Stop

c)

alter

3.

Hannah has a strong aversion to snakes, spiders, and mice. Whenever she sees one, she runs in the opposite direction.


What does the word aversion mean in the sentence above?

a)

A strong dislike for something.

b)

Tiring or difficult.

c)

A strong like for something.

4.

The long hike up to the mountains was grueling.

a)

loud

b)

tiring

c)

easy

d)

simple

5.

Marcia is a novice soccer player. It is her first day of practice.

a)

skilled

b)

beginner

c)

professional

d)

expert

6.
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
7.

President Abraham Lincoln helped to abolish slavery in the United States after the Civil War ended.


What does the word abolish mean in this sentence?

a)

outlaw

b)

exchange

c)

submit

d)

reinstate

8.

Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street to avoid getting hit by vehicles.


What does the word pedestrians mean in this sentence?

a)

people who walk

b)

people who eat food

c)

people who paint

d)

people who trade clothes

9.

What is denotation?

a)

Literal meaning of a word.

b)

Attitude or emotion a word makes you feel.

c)

Person, place, or thing.

10.

What is connotation?

a)

Literal meaning of a word.

b)

Attitude or emotion a word makes you feel.

c)

The prefix of a word.

11.

The word odor has a

a)

negative connotation

b)

positive connotation

12.

The word curious has a

a)

negative connotation

b)

positive connotation

13.

The word immature has a

a)

negative connotation

b)

positive connotation

14.

The word isolation has a

a)

negative connotation

b)

positive connotation