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Denotation/Connotation Review

Authored by Nicole Hollins

English

6th - 7th Grade

17 Questions

CCSS covered

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Denotation/Connotation Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Denotation is a word's ____________.

Literal, dictionary definition
Emotional meaning
synonym
antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Connotation is a word's ___________.

synonym
emotional meaning
antonym
Literal, dictionary definition.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

connotation

definition of a word
feeling of a word
positive
negative

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Buster was a puny dog. He couldn't even scare the cat that lived next door.

What is the dictionary meaning of the word puny in the sentence above?

Small

Large

Noisy

Heavy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Helen was guarded about her private life. She did not like to give anyone details about herself.

What does the word guarded suggest about Helen in the sentence above?

She was excited about her life.

She does not care about her life.

She is protective over her life.

She is bored with her life.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Benjamin was a lanky kid. He was the tallest kid in the class, and he was not a big kid. His mom packed him a huge lunch in the hopes he would get some more muscle on his bony arms and legs.

What is the dictionary meaning of the word lanky in the sentence above?

huge and tall

tall and thin

muscular and tall

thin and short

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An idea or feeling that a word invokes.

This is the definition of...

denotation

connotation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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