1.Which sentence describes how a word's nuance affects reader connotation?

	A. It creates longer and more complex sentences.
	B. It helps form a word's basic meaning, or denotation.
	C. It creates a more negative or more positive feeling.
	D. It includes more adjectives to describe one noun.

2.Any of the words below could be used in place of walked. Which nuanced word would best fit the feeling the reader should gain from the sentence?

Steve walked across the courtyard to join his friends after Lisa waved hello to him from her classroom window. His buddies stared at him in awe or amusement.

	A. hiked
	B. raced
	C. marched
	D. strutted

3. Review the question below about the informational article "All in the Family: How Life in the Military Affects Everyone," and then read the passage from the article. After you've read the passage, choose the best answer to the question. Which word below, when substituted for challenging, would be less objective and would evoke the MOST negative connotation to the reader?

Life in the armed services can be nomadic and unpredictable, and the families of soldiers must live this way too. Soldiers learn to expect orders to report to a new military base, and it can happen on short notice and many times during a soldier's career. Moving around so much can prove to be challenging for the spouses and children of military personnel. Along with moving an entire household, a family has to become familiar with the new base, make new friends, meet new neighbors, and find appropriate schools for the children.

	A. demanding
	B. nightmarish
	C. trying
	D. difficult

4. Which words could replace the words in italic type in this sentence--to create a frightening tone for the reader?

The man smiled, held out one skinny hand, and patted my head.

	A. beamed, slim, tapped
	B. leered, scrawny, thumped
	C. grinned, thin, touched
	D. smirked, thin, rapped

5. Which pair of words in a magazine ad for beef stew is nuanced in a way that would evoke the MOST positive response from a reader?

	A. scrumptious, mouthwatering
	B. thick, fresh
	C. hearty, low-calorie
	D. great, yummy

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