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Precise Words: Shades of Meaning — Answers

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Precise Words: Shades of Meaning — Answers

Part A: Which is strongest?

These words have similar meanings but different strengths. Circle the answer.

1.Which word shows the most anger?
  1. Aannoyed
  2. Bcross
  3. Cfurious
  4. Dgrumpy

Answer: furious

"Furious" means extremely angry.

2.Which word shows the most happiness?
  1. Acontent
  2. Bpleased
  3. Chappy
  4. Doverjoyed

Answer: overjoyed

"Overjoyed" means extremely happy.

3.Which word means moving the slowest?
  1. Ajog
  2. Bstroll
  3. Csprint
  4. Drun

Answer: stroll

A stroll is a slow, relaxed walk.

4.Which word is the loudest?
  1. Awhisper
  2. Bmumble
  3. Cspeak
  4. Dshout

Answer: shout

"Shout" is the loudest way to speak.

5.Which word is the coldest?
  1. Acool
  2. Bchilly
  3. Cfreezing
  4. Dmild

Answer: freezing

"Freezing" is the most extreme cold.

6.Which word means the biggest?
  1. Alarge
  2. Bgigantic
  3. Cbig
  4. Dsizable

Answer: gigantic

"Gigantic" means enormous.

Part B: Weakest to strongest

Write the words in order from weakest to strongest.

7.warm, hot, scorching, lukewarm

Answer: lukewarm, warm, hot, scorching

8.good, outstanding, fine, excellent

Answer: fine, good, excellent, outstanding

9.tap, smash, hit

Answer: tap, hit, smash

10.glance, stare, look

Answer: glance, look, stare

Part C: Better than "said"

Choose the verb that matches how the words were spoken.

11."Help!" she (answer space). (whispered / screamed)

Answer: screamed

12."I guess so," he (answer space). (mumbled / cheered)

Answer: mumbled

13."Don't wake the baby," Mom (answer space). (whispered / yelled)

Answer: whispered

14."We won!" the team (answer space). (sighed / cheered)

Answer: cheered

Part D: Make it precise

15.Rewrite this sentence so it is more precise and vivid. Replace walked, said and nice: *The man walked into the room and said that the food was nice.*

Model answer: The man strode into the room and announced that the food was delicious.

Success criteria:

  • All three words replaced
  • New words fit the meaning of the sentence
  • New words are more precise than the originals
  • Capital letter and period
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