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Positive or negative feeling? (thrifty or stingy)

5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.5.5.C, L.7.5.C · England: Y5/6 Vocabulary (word choice), Y5/6 Reading (language for effect)

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  1. Question 1

    The puppy is thin. Does "thin" have a positive, neutral or negative connotation?

    • A. positive
    • B. neutral
    • C. negative

Message in a Bottle (a poem)

I am a bottle, empty and light, tossed from a boat on a bright summer night. No note inside me, no secret to tell, just plastic and air and a sea-salty smell. The ocean is patient, the ocean is wide; it rocks me and rolls me from tide to tide. A turtle swims near me and stares at my shine. I am not a jellyfish. Please, don't you dine! I'll drift for a lifetime, I'll drift for a few, I'll crumble to pieces too tiny for you. But somebody somewhere could carry me back, a hand on the beach and a bin in a sack. So here is my message, though no one wrote it: the sea keeps whatever we throw. Don't forget it.

  1. Question 2

    Read "Message in a Bottle (a poem)". The bottle says the sea is "patient". Which word has the most POSITIVE feeling for the way the sea treats the bottle?

    • A. hurls
    • B. rocks
    • C. tosses
    • D. batters

  1. Question 3

    Both words can mean "different from others". Which one gives a more POSITIVE feeling?

    • A. unique
    • B. weird

  2. Question 4

    The puppy is scrawny. Does "scrawny" have a positive, neutral or negative connotation?

    • A. positive
    • B. neutral
    • C. negative

Message in a Bottle (a poem)

I am a bottle, empty and light, tossed from a boat on a bright summer night. No note inside me, no secret to tell, just plastic and air and a sea-salty smell. The ocean is patient, the ocean is wide; it rocks me and rolls me from tide to tide. A turtle swims near me and stares at my shine. I am not a jellyfish. Please, don't you dine! I'll drift for a lifetime, I'll drift for a few, I'll crumble to pieces too tiny for you. But somebody somewhere could carry me back, a hand on the beach and a bin in a sack. So here is my message, though no one wrote it: the sea keeps whatever we throw. Don't forget it.

  1. Question 5

    Read "Message in a Bottle (a poem)". The bottle says the sea is "patient". Which word has the most POSITIVE feeling for the way the sea treats the bottle?

    • A. batters
    • B. rocks
    • C. hurls
    • D. tosses

  1. Question 6

    Both words can mean "interested in other people's business". Which one gives a more NEGATIVE feeling?

    • A. curious
    • B. nosy

  2. Question 7

    The group waited. Does "group" have a positive, neutral or negative connotation?

    • A. positive
    • B. neutral
    • C. negative

Message in a Bottle (a poem)

I am a bottle, empty and light, tossed from a boat on a bright summer night. No note inside me, no secret to tell, just plastic and air and a sea-salty smell. The ocean is patient, the ocean is wide; it rocks me and rolls me from tide to tide. A turtle swims near me and stares at my shine. I am not a jellyfish. Please, don't you dine! I'll drift for a lifetime, I'll drift for a few, I'll crumble to pieces too tiny for you. But somebody somewhere could carry me back, a hand on the beach and a bin in a sack. So here is my message, though no one wrote it: the sea keeps whatever we throw. Don't forget it.

  1. Question 8

    Read "Message in a Bottle (a poem)". The bottle says the sea is "patient". Which word has the most POSITIVE feeling for the way the sea treats the bottle?

    • A. tosses
    • B. rocks
    • C. hurls
    • D. batters

  1. Question 9

    Both words can mean "a strong smell". Which one gives a more POSITIVE feeling?

    • A. aroma
    • B. stench

  2. Question 10

    The bin gave off a stench. Does "stench" have a positive, neutral or negative connotation?

    • A. positive
    • B. neutral
    • C. negative

Message in a Bottle (a poem)

I am a bottle, empty and light, tossed from a boat on a bright summer night. No note inside me, no secret to tell, just plastic and air and a sea-salty smell. The ocean is patient, the ocean is wide; it rocks me and rolls me from tide to tide. A turtle swims near me and stares at my shine. I am not a jellyfish. Please, don't you dine! I'll drift for a lifetime, I'll drift for a few, I'll crumble to pieces too tiny for you. But somebody somewhere could carry me back, a hand on the beach and a bin in a sack. So here is my message, though no one wrote it: the sea keeps whatever we throw. Don't forget it.

  1. Question 11

    Read "Message in a Bottle (a poem)". The bottle says the sea is "patient". Which word has the most POSITIVE feeling for the way the sea treats the bottle?

    • A. rocks
    • B. hurls
    • C. batters
    • D. tosses

  1. Question 12

    Both words can mean "not costing much". Which one gives a more POSITIVE feeling?

    • A. cheap
    • B. affordable

  2. Question 13

    The room had a smell. Does "smell" have a positive, neutral or negative connotation?

    • A. positive
    • B. neutral
    • C. negative

Message in a Bottle (a poem)

I am a bottle, empty and light, tossed from a boat on a bright summer night. No note inside me, no secret to tell, just plastic and air and a sea-salty smell. The ocean is patient, the ocean is wide; it rocks me and rolls me from tide to tide. A turtle swims near me and stares at my shine. I am not a jellyfish. Please, don't you dine! I'll drift for a lifetime, I'll drift for a few, I'll crumble to pieces too tiny for you. But somebody somewhere could carry me back, a hand on the beach and a bin in a sack. So here is my message, though no one wrote it: the sea keeps whatever we throw. Don't forget it.

  1. Question 14

    Read "Message in a Bottle (a poem)". The bottle says the sea is "patient". Which word has the most POSITIVE feeling for the way the sea treats the bottle?

    • A. rocks
    • B. hurls
    • C. tosses
    • D. batters

  1. Question 15

    Both words can mean "sure of yourself". Which one gives a more POSITIVE feeling?

    • A. confident
    • B. arrogant

  2. Question 16

    The mob shouted. Does "mob" have a positive, neutral or negative connotation?

    • A. positive
    • B. neutral
    • C. negative

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  1. neutral
  2. rocks
  3. unique
  4. negative
  5. rocks
  6. nosy
  7. neutral
  8. rocks
  9. aroma
  10. negative
  11. rocks
  12. affordable
  13. neutral
  14. rocks
  15. confident
  16. negative