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
denotation
analogy
analogy
meaning
meaning
tone
analogy
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
sickening stink
clean scent
clean scent
putrid stench
putrid stench
foul odor
foul odor
clean scent
What word indicates a literal meaning?(1 point)
Responses
connotation
connotation
analogy
analogy
tone
tone
denotation
denotation
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
walked
walked
crept
crept
tiptoed
tiptoed
streaked
streaked
Word Choice Quick Check
5 of 55 of 5 Items
Question
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
cheerful
cheerful
humorous
humorous
mysterious
mysterious
relaxed
mysterious
Providing Evidence Quick Check
1 of 41 of 4 Items
Question
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
Mr. Washington spent the whole summer running a student car wash to raise money for the big garden project. He wants to create a farm-to-table type of program that allows for the school to grow its own fruits and vegetables. Mr. Washington made a pledge to the community last year that, as the new principal, he would do everything in his power to improve the nutritional value of school lunches.
Which answer is explicit evidence from the text about Mr. Washington?
(1 point)
Responses
Mr. Washington wants students to wash cars.
Mr. Washington wants students to wash cars.
Mr. Washington made a pledge to the community.
Mr. Washington made a pledge to the community.
Mr. Washington likes fruits and vegetables.
Mr. Washington likes fruits and vegetables.
Mr. Washington is part of the garden project.