Common Assessment #2

Which word has a negative connotation?

• stench

• smell

Which phrase has a more positive connotation?

• a peculiar object

• a strange object

• a unique object

Which phrase has negative connotation?

• the closet crammed with clothes

• the closet filled with clothes

Which phrase has a more negative connotation?

• frowning at someone

• glaring at someone

Q. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

My mom is very careful about spending money. I admire that about her, so I usually call her __________.

• selfish

• stingy

• thrifty

• miserly

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CCSS.L.5.4A

Q. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Determine the connotation ( positive or negative) through context clues.

Alex appreciated the gallery owner's effort _______ to include artwork from the local community.

• calculating

• deliberate

• shrewd

• cunning

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Q. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

She was disappointed that the dress she wanted to buy her daughter ________ as she ran her fingers across the fabric.

• overpriced

• unafordable

• pricey

• costly

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Q. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

I admired the man who jumped on the subway tracks to rescue a stranger. He was certainly _________.

• reckless

• courageous

• foolhearty

• rash

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is "alliteration"?

• The use of synonyms.

• An exaggeration.

• Words that sound alike.

• The repetition of a beginning letter sound.

What structure is poetry written in?

• Lines & stanzas

• Lines & paragraphs

• Sentences & stanzas

• Sentences & paragraphs