Vocabulary in "Harlem" by Langston Hughes

A raisin has connotations of

• The purpose for doing something

• Dried fruit

• Something small and shrivelled

• Food from a hot country

The word "fester" means

• To go quickly

• To invest money into something

• To become septic

• To deteriorate and get worse

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

"Run" is always a verb used for something a person is doing

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

"Rotten" has connotations of

• pleasant smells

• being spoilt

• decay and degradation

• something or someone very bad

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of these meanings is the verb "crust" referring to?

• The edge of a loaf of bread

• A hard layer

• To earn a living

• To form a hard layer over something

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Syrupy is an

• adverb

• verb

• noun

• adjective

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of these words has similar connotations to "heavy"

• load

• sags

• sun

• meat

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4