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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 old house was charming. Does "charming" 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. batters
    • B. hurls
    • C. tosses
    • D. rocks

  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 mob shouted. Does "mob" 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. tosses
    • B. batters
    • C. hurls
    • D. rocks

  1. Question 6

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

    • A. unique
    • B. weird

  2. Question 7

    The mob shouted. Does "mob" 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. rocks
    • B. hurls
    • C. batters
    • D. tosses

  1. Question 9

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

    • A. confident
    • B. arrogant

  2. Question 10

    The old house was large. Does "large" 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. hurls
    • B. tosses
    • C. rocks
    • D. batters

  1. Question 12

    Both words can mean "taking things easy". Which one gives a more POSITIVE feeling?

    • A. lazy
    • B. relaxed

  2. Question 13

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

  1. Question 15

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

    • A. arrogant
    • B. confident

  2. Question 16

    The old house was charming. Does "charming" have a positive, neutral or negative connotation?

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

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Answer key: Positive or negative feeling? (thrifty or stingy)

  1. 1. A. positive

  2. 2. D. rocks

  3. 3. A. unique

  4. 4. C. negative

  5. 5. D. rocks

  6. 6. A. unique

  7. 7. C. negative

  8. 8. A. rocks

  9. 9. B. arrogant

  10. 10. B. neutral

  11. 11. C. rocks

  12. 12. B. relaxed

  13. 13. B. neutral

  14. 14. D. rocks

  15. 15. A. arrogant

  16. 16. A. positive