Word Choice and Meaning

Based on the context clues, what is the denotation of the word "ecstatic" in the passage?

• overly intelligent

• extremely happy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the word scalding suggest about the water in the sentence above?

• pretty warm

• painfully hot

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Read the following sentence: How would the meaning of the sentence change if the author used the word "unhurried" instead of the word "sluggish"?

• The man would seem less lazy

• the man would seem funnier

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the meaning of denotation?

• The official meaning of a word

• The emotion of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

Select the vocabulary word that best completes the following sentence:

At the end of a long and tiring day, he shook his head in _____ when his dog had an accident in the house.

• notation

• oppression

• exasperation

• congregation

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

(a)   the author’s thoughtful use of precise vocabulary to fully convey meaning to the reader

• word choice

• text evidence

• figurative language

• imagery

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

You had no right to call me a clumsy --- just because I spilled some water on you.

• oaf

• douse

• dispatch

• irk

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Whenever it’s time for dinner, my family is (a)   about what to finally choose.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Although the book wasn’t a bestseller, many critics gave it high (a)   and recommended that it win the Pulitzer Prize.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

Select the vocabulary word that best completes the following sentence:

It was tradition for the ______ family heirloom to be passed down to the oldest child.

• amicable

• hallowed

• disruptive

• prosperous