Grade 5 Medium 2 focuses on context-driven antonym selection. Students complete nine sentence fills and pair words with sophisticated opposites, practicing concur, dissent, abundant, scarce, expand, contract, optimistic, and pessimistic in passages that mirror real informational and narrative texts. Students compare denotation and connotation of synonyms and select the best fit for varied Grade 5 contexts with thoughtful, growing reasoning skills.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. While most council members agreed, three voted to dissent from the controversial new rule.
2. After weeks of rain, mushrooms became abundant in the forest, popping up after every shower.
3. Despite losing the first set, Maya remained optimistic that she could still win the match.
4. The lecture hall is proximate to the science wing, so students can move quickly between classes.
5. When you cool a balloon in the freezer, the air inside will contract, making it look smaller.
6. Although honey was scarce at the market, the village still had enough sugar for everyone.
7. The senator chose to dissent with the bill rather than support a policy he believed unfair.
8. Every winter, the steel railway tracks contract slightly because of the freezing temperatures.
9. Even after losing his backpack, Leo stayed optimistic that someone honest would return it soon.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
concur
→ dissent
pessimistic
abundant
→ scarce
dissent
expand
→ contract
scarce
optimistic
→ pessimistic
contract
Synonyms and Antonyms
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) While most council members agreed, three voted to dissent from the controversial new rule.
2) After weeks of rain, mushrooms became abundant in the forest, popping up after every shower.
3) Despite losing the first set, Maya remained optimistic that she could still win the match.
4) The lecture hall is proximate to the science wing, so students can move quickly between classes.
5) When you cool a balloon in the freezer, the air inside will contract, making it look smaller.
6) Although honey was scarce at the market, the village still had enough sugar for everyone.
7) The senator chose to dissent with the bill rather than support a policy he believed unfair.
8) Every winter, the steel railway tracks contract slightly because of the freezing temperatures.
9) Even after losing his backpack, Leo stayed optimistic that someone honest would return it soon.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
concur
→ dissent
pessimistic
abundant
→ scarce
dissent
expand
→ contract
scarce
optimistic
→ pessimistic
contract
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