Connotation implies or suggests a meaning of a word.

Direct meaning of a word or dictionary meaning.

Consider the following sentences. I hear my brother talking on the phone with his girlfriend. I hear my brother chatting on the phone with his girlfriend. How does the connotation of the word chatting in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?

It implies the conversation is not serious.

It implies that the conversation is funny.

It implies anger or resentment in the conversations.

It implies the conversation is very serious.

Read the sentences and answer the question. I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most stubborn person I know. I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most persistent person I know. How does the connotation of the word persistent in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?

It implies a positive characteristic.

It implies an increasingly negative characteristic.

It implies a careless characteristic.

It implies a playfully irresponsible characteristic.

Word Meaning, Connotation, Denotation

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Logical conclusion based on the reader's background knowledge and text clues

Personification

Symbolism

Inference

Metaphor

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the word "evident" mean in the following sentence?
It is evident that you worked really hard on this assignment.

Able to see proof

Lack of evidence

Eventually

Never ending

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

He diligently stuck to the diet guidelines his doctor laid out for him and he lost 15 pounds.

constant effort

at half effort

unhappily

lazily

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Many people worried that the affluent background of the mayor prevented him from fully understanding the needs of the poor.

wealthy

uneducated

inexperienced

predetermined

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CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It was obvious by the adept moves of the dancer that she had put in a lifetime of practice.

uncontrolled

skilled

boring

inexperienced

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

I asked my mom if I had to stay at home tonight. When she did not respond, I took her silence as tacit permission that I could stay at my friend's house.

implied

enthusiastic

directly stated

strongly denied

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Ryan was meticulous with his writing assignments, so the papers he turned in for English class received the highest grades for grammar because they never contained mistakes.
As used in this sentence, the word meticulous means-

notably interested and inisghtful

especially careful about details

overly cautious of possible consequences

exceptioanlly rational and reasonable

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

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Word Meaning, Connotation, Denotation

Logical conclusion based on the reader's background knowledge and text clues

What does the word "evident" mean in the following sentence?
It is evident that you worked really hard on this assignment.

He diligently stuck to the diet guidelines his doctor laid out for him and he lost 15 pounds.

Many people worried that the affluent background of the mayor prevented him from fully understanding the needs of the poor.

It was obvious by the adept moves of the dancer that she had put in a lifetime of practice.

I asked my mom if I had to stay at home tonight. When she did not respond, I took her silence as tacit permission that I could stay at my friend's house.

Ryan was meticulous with his writing assignments, so the papers he turned in for English class received the highest grades for grammar because they never contained mistakes.
As used in this sentence, the word meticulous means-

The slender fish spends its days swimming through the honey combed channels of the icepack hunting krill-small crustaceans-for its sustenance.
The word sustenance means-

The ticket was inscribed with the log for KidsPop, the symphony orchestra's overt attempt to entice children away from video games and into the world of classical music.
What does the word overt mean?

He is believed to have gained considerable influence within the tribe, and numerous documents from his contemporaries corroborate his claims and confirm his position of leadership.
In this sentence the denotation of the word corroborate means-

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Word Meaning, Connotation, Denotation

Logical conclusion based on the reader's background knowledge and text clues

What does the word "evident" mean in the following sentence?It is evident that you worked really hard on this assignment.

He diligently stuck to the diet guidelines his doctor laid out for him and he lost 15 pounds.

Many people worried that the affluent background of the mayor prevented him from fully understanding the needs of the poor.

It was obvious by the adept moves of the dancer that she had put in a lifetime of practice.

I asked my mom if I had to stay at home tonight. When she did not respond, I took her silence as tacit permission that I could stay at my friend's house.

Ryan was meticulous with his writing assignments, so the papers he turned in for English class received the highest grades for grammar because they never contained mistakes. As used in this sentence, the word meticulous means-

The slender fish spends its days swimming through the honey combed channels of the icepack hunting krill-small crustaceans-for its sustenance. The word sustenance means-

The ticket was inscribed with the log for KidsPop, the symphony orchestra's overt attempt to entice children away from video games and into the world of classical music.What does the word overt mean?

He is believed to have gained considerable influence within the tribe, and numerous documents from his contemporaries corroborate his claims and confirm his position of leadership. In this sentence the denotation of the word corroborate means-

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What does the word "evident" mean in the following sentence?
It is evident that you worked really hard on this assignment.

Ryan was meticulous with his writing assignments, so the papers he turned in for English class received the highest grades for grammar because they never contained mistakes.
As used in this sentence, the word meticulous means-

The slender fish spends its days swimming through the honey combed channels of the icepack hunting krill-small crustaceans-for its sustenance.
The word sustenance means-

The ticket was inscribed with the log for KidsPop, the symphony orchestra's overt attempt to entice children away from video games and into the world of classical music.
What does the word overt mean?

He is believed to have gained considerable influence within the tribe, and numerous documents from his contemporaries corroborate his claims and confirm his position of leadership.
In this sentence the denotation of the word corroborate means-