8th grade Vocab Practice

When Louisa caught up with her parents, they pointed across the water to an older manatee, one with long scars across its back. Louisa winced when she realized these must have been the consequence of swimming too close to the blades of a motorboat. (paragraph 6) Why did the author use the word consequence in this sentence?

• to show that some actions by manatees are harmful

• to highlight the negative effects of the action described

• to support the idea that there is a reaction to every action

• to indicate that the action described could have been avoided

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the connotation of the word coax as it is used in this sentence? "She’s going to love them once she sees them up close," Darryl promised, and Louisa’s mom was pretty sure he was right; still, she had a hard time convincing her daughter as she knocked on her bedroom door and tried to coax her out. (paragraph 3)

• ask

• trick

• sway

• tease

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read this sentence from the passage. "But in no time, they were swimming alongside some of the most majestic animals in the world. (paragraph 5) What is the correct analysis of the connotation of the word majestic as it is used in this sentence?"

• The word majestic suggests a feeling of awe and respect.

• The word majestic suggests a strong emotional reaction.

• The word majestic suggests confusion and disorientation.

• The word majestic suggests a feeling of affection and care.

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read this excerpt from the passage. On the way home that night, she hesitantly asked, "What can we do to help protect the manatees?" (paragraph 7) What is the connotation of the word hesitantly as it is used in this paragraph?

• shyly

• weakly

• quietly

• doubtfully

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the sentences from the passage.

"It seems almost ironic that the next big move in the art world was what is known as Pop Art. The shift happened in the 1960s, and it is considered ironic because in Pop Art, the paintings are the opposite of abstract. (paragraph 3)

What does ironic mean as it is used in this context?

• exciting

• preferable

• unexpected

• appropriate

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the sentence from the passage. "It’s a surprise to move from paintings of abstract images that express the inner self to paintings showing such a mundane object as a soup can. (paragraph 4)" What does the word mundane mean as it is used in paragraph 4?

• very creative

• difficult to copy

• extremely brief or quick

• ordinary or commonplace

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the connotative or denotative meaning that is best supported by the context clues in the passage for the word "brazen" from the excerpt of "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus.

• made of bronze

• overly bold

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the connotative or denotative meaning that is best supported by the context clues in the passage for the word "masses" from the excerpt of "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus.

• lumps

• crowds

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the connotative or denotative meaning that is best supported by the context clues in the passage for the word "refuse" from the excerpt of "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus.

• deny

• leavings

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word or phrase gives a clue to the meaning of the word consuming?

• giving

• conversation

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4