Language Standards: Figurative Language and Word Relationships (CCSS.L.7.5)
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Common Core 7th Grade ELA › Language Standards: Figurative Language and Word Relationships (CCSS.L.7.5)
Read the sentences using the word 'flooded'.
Which sentence uses the word figuratively?
After days of heavy rain, the river flooded the fields.
We stacked sandbags so water would not flood the basement.
When the teacher announced extra credit, her inbox flooded with messages.
City crews measured how far the streets had flooded overnight.
Explanation
Choice C uses 'flooded' to describe being overwhelmed by messages, not by water. The other sentences describe actual water flooding.
Which sentence uses the word figuratively?
After hours of scrubbing the gym, the crew finally finished the Herculean task.
The museum displayed a Herculean statue wearing a lion skin.
Our class read a myth about the Herculean hero and his twelve labors.
The field trip included a stop at Herculean Park, named for the hero.
Explanation
A uses Herculean figuratively to mean extremely difficult, an allusion to Hercules. The other choices refer directly to Hercules or a name, which is literal.
These words describe how someone speaks.
Which word has the strongest negative connotation?
blabbermouth
chatty
talkative
outspoken
Explanation
Blabbermouth suggests someone who cannot be trusted to keep information private; the others are neutral or mildly positive.
Think about how the words in each pair relate.
Which pair of words shows an antonym relationship?
calm and peaceful
expand and enlarge
cautious and careful
scarce and plentiful
Explanation
Scarce and plentiful are opposites. The other pairs are near synonyms.
A classmate keeps asking about other people's private plans during group work.
Which word has the strongest negative connotation?
curious
interested
nosy
inquisitive
Explanation
Nosy suggests rude or intrusive questioning, which is more negative than the other words that imply simple interest or curiosity.
A classmate asks many questions during group work. Each word below can describe that behavior, but the feelings they suggest are different.
Which word has the strongest negative connotation?
curious
nosy
inquisitive
interested
Explanation
Nosy suggests rude or prying behavior (strongly negative). Curious, inquisitive, and interested are neutral or positive.
In the hallway, Milo kept peeking into other students' lockers and listening to their conversations even after they asked him to stop.
Which word has the strongest negative connotation?
curious
inquisitive
nosy
observant
Explanation
Nosy suggests rude or unwanted prying. Curious, inquisitive, and observant are neutral or positive.
Think about how pairs of words relate to each other. Pick the pair that shows opposite meanings.
Which pair of words shows an antonym relationship?
expand : enlarge
scarce : plentiful
cautious : careful
begin : commence
Explanation
Scarce and plentiful are opposites; the other pairs are near-synonyms.
Choose the pair that are opposite in meaning (antonyms).
Which pair of words shows an antonym relationship?
expand : shrink
whisper : murmur
cautious : careful
distant : far
Explanation
Expand and shrink are opposites in meaning, while the other pairs are near-synonyms.
Which pair of words shows an antonym relationship?
expand/enlarge
ancient/old
silent/quiet
scarce/plentiful
Explanation
Scarce and plentiful are opposites; the other pairs are near-synonyms.