Word Choice Quick Check
Language Arts 8 Q1 / Reading Information Text
Use the sentence to answer the question.
The CEO's inability to see the looming issues with his supply chain left him as vulnerable as the captain of the Titanic.
Which term does this sentence demonstrate?
(1 point)
Responses
denotation
tone
meaning
analogy
Use the sentence to answer the question.
As she gazed across the plain, a smell filled her nostrils.
Which phrase can replace smell to give the sentence a peaceful tone?
(1 point)
Responses
sickening stink
putrid stench
foul odor
clean scent
What word indicates a literal meaning?(1 point)
Responses
denotation
connotation
tone
analogy
Use the sentence to answer the question.
When he saw the photographer, the raccoon moved into the underbrush.
Which verb choice could replace moved to better give the raccoon's movement a sense of urgency?
(1 point)
Responses
streaked
crept
walked
tiptoed
Use the passage to answer the question.
As the sound of the doorbell reverberated through the hall, she cracked open the door and peered outside. She caught a glimpse of a truck disappearing into the darkness. On the stoop, a strange object waited. She took a deep breath, opened the door, and stepped out into the heavy summer air.
Which word best describes the tone of the passage?
(1 point)
Responses
relaxed
cheerful
humorous
mysterious
what is the correct answers to all 5 questions
The correct answers to the questions are as follows:
1. Which term does this sentence demonstrate?
- analogy
2. Which phrase can replace smell to give the sentence a peaceful tone?
- clean scent
3. What word indicates a literal meaning?
- denotation
4. Which verb choice could replace moved to better give the raccoon's movement a sense of urgency?
- tiptoed
5. Which word best describes the tone of the passage?
- mysterious
The correct answers to all 5 questions are as follows:
1. Denotation
2. Clean scent
3. Denotation
4. Streaked
5. Mysterious