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Word Choice Quick Check
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Question
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

tone
tone

denotation
denotation

meaning
meaning

analogy

Answer 1

analogy

Answer 2

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

clean scent
clean scent

foul odor
foul odor

sickening stink
sickening stink

putrid stench

Answer 3

clean scent

Answer 4

What word indicates a literal meaning?(1 point)
Responses

tone
tone

denotation
denotation

connotation
connotation

analogy

Answer 5

denotation

Answer 6

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

crept
crept

streaked
streaked

walked
walked

tiptoed

Answer 7

streaked

Answer 8

Word Choice Quick Check
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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

relaxed
relaxed

mysterious
mysterious

humorous

Answer 9

mysterious