Grade 6 ELA Practice Test: Figurative Language, Connotation and Word Relationships
- Figurative Language, Connotation and Word Relationships
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
Ten questions on what words suggest beyond their dictionary meaning. Tip: connotation is the feeling a word carries, so ask whether a word makes you think of something good, bad or neutral.
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Question 1
Which word has the most positive connotation for describing someone who saves money carefully?
Correct answer: B
Thrifty praises someone for being careful with money. Stingy and cheap mean almost the same thing but suggest the person is unwilling to share.
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Question 2
Which word has the most negative connotation for describing someone who asks a lot of questions about other people?
Correct answer: C
Nosy suggests someone who pries into things that are not their business. Curious describes the same behavior in a neutral or positive way.
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Question 3
New York City never sleeps.
What does this sentence mean?
Correct answer: A
Personification gives the city a human action, "not sleeping," to show that it stays active day and night. It does not literally describe people's sleep.
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Question 4
page : book :: ______ : tree
Which word completes the analogy?
Correct answer: D
A page is part of a book, so the missing word must be part of a tree: a branch. A forest is the opposite relationship, since a tree is part of a forest.
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Question 5
The angry sea threw the little boat against the rocks.
What does the word angry suggest about the sea?
Correct answer: C
Describing the sea as angry and "throwing" a boat shows huge, powerful waves. Calm and flat is the opposite of what the sentence pictures.
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Question 6
"My backpack weighs a ton," Aiden groaned.
Why does Aiden use hyperbole?
Correct answer: B
Hyperbole is exaggeration. No backpack weighs a ton; Aiden exaggerates to show how heavy it feels. It is not an exact measurement.
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Question 7
Which word best suggests that a room is crowded and messy?
Correct answer: D
Cluttered carries a negative feeling of messy crowding. Filled only says the room is full, without suggesting a mess.
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Question 8
Which pair shows the same relationship as rain : flood?
Correct answer: A
Heavy rain can cause a flood, so the relationship is cause and effect; practice can likewise cause improvement. Wheel : car is part to whole.
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Question 9
Mia's locker is a black hole: things go in and never come out.
What does the metaphor mean?
Correct answer: B
The comparison to a black hole explains that items disappear in her locker, as the words after the colon show. The darkness choice reads the metaphor too literally.
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Question 10
Which word has a more positive connotation than old when describing a house?
Correct answer: C
Historic suggests the house is valuable because of its age. Run-down, worn-out and crumbling all suggest damage, which is more negative than old.
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