assignment_returnWorksheet:
Connecting Related Words
Standard(s): L.3.5.C
Which of the following sentences has the same meaning as the sentence below?
The principal was very infuriated that someone had pulled the fire alarm.
The principal was calm when someone pulled the fire alarm.
The principal was relaxed when someone pulled the fire alarm.
The principal was enraged that someone had pulled the fire alarm.
The principal was excited that someone had pulled the fire alarm.
Standard: L.3.5.C
Domain: Language
Theme: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Description: Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
Which answer choice is similar to the underlined word in the sentence below?
There were a tremendous number of people at the concert last night.
Enormous
Slight
Minute
Average
Standard: L.3.5.C
Domain: Language
Theme: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Description: Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
Which word is most extreme in its meaning?
Cheerful
Happy
Delighted
Overjoyed
Standard: L.3.5.C
Domain: Language
Theme: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Description: Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
Which answer choice is similar to “whisper”?
Screech
Chatter
Murmur
Scream
Standard: L.3.5.C
Domain: Language
Theme: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Description: Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
Which of the following sentences has the same meaning as the sentence below?
During the scavenger hunt, our team had a hard time finding a sphere.
During the scavenger hunt, our team had a hard time finding a cone.
During the scavenger hunt, our team had a hard time finding an orb.
During the scavenger hunt, our team had a hard time finding a cylinder.
During the scavenger hunt, our team had a hard time finding a cube.