6th Grade 5-A-Day Language Week 3

Choose the definition of "course" that matches the way the word is used in this sentence: Because of the storm, our best course is to wait to travel until next week.

• n. A way of acting or behaving
• n. A subject or set of subjects to be studied.
• The path over which something moves.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C

Choose the positive connotation for "talkative".

• conversational
• chatty

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the synonym for "obscure".

• boring
• hidden
• extinct
• obvious

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence: Everyone loves how _____ my grandmother is.

• youthful
• childish

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the type of sentence: You can go to farmers market, or you can shop at the grocery store.

• simple
• compound
• complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Identify the figure of speech: The Internet is a treasure chest of information.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• irony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Choose the word that means "(v.) To put off doing something until a later time."

• acclaim
• detain
• obscure
• procrastinate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Choose the word that means "To applaud; to show approval with shouts or clapping."

• acclaim
• detain
• obscure
• procrastinate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Choose the word that means "hidden."

• acclaim
• detain
• obscure
• procrastinate

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

Choose the word that means "to keep in custody or under restraint."

• acclaim
• detain
• obscure
• procrastinate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C