Nuances in Word Meanings

Show/Don't Tell

Multiple Choice

You know a description in a piece of writing is great if it leaves an _____ in your mind!

• impact

• owlery

• image

• illusion

Telling:

My brother was happy.

Showing:

The smile spreading across my brothers face was like a curtain being drawn back, flooding a dark room with sunlight. 

Multiple Choice

The denotation of a word is the word's definition - the one you would find in a dictionary. This is also called a word's _______ meaning.

• connotative

• denotative

• demonstrative

Multiple Choice

The feelings and emotions that are suggested or associated with a word is called a ___________.

For example: The words "house" and "home" have the same denotation—a building where people live—but the word "home" has a _____________ of warmth and family, while the word "house" does not.

• demonstrative

• connotative

• denotation

• connotation

Multiple Choice

Which word has a more negative connotative meaning?

• fragrance

• odor

Multiple Choice

Which word has a more negative connotative meaning?

• brainwash

• persuade

Multiple Choice

Which word has a more positive connotative meaning?

• lazily

• leisurely

Multiple Choice

Which word has a more positive connotative meaning?

• unique

• strange

Multiple Choice

The denotation of a word is the word's definition - the one you would find in a dictionary. This is also called a word's _______ meaning.

• connotative

• denotative

• demonstrative