Connotation and Denotation
Authored by Lindsey Bulla
English
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The word thin, as in "you are very thin" has a _______ connotation.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.L.6.5C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.
positive
negative
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.
positive
negative
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The teacher was mildly intimated by Seth's bossy behavior. If you change the word bossy to assertive, the word now has a ____ connotation.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gossip--chat
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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