Denotation and Connotation

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English
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3rd - 6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An idea or feeling that a word puts off or suggests.
denotation
connotation
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The dictionary definition of a word.
denotation
connotation
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Mark was sick of getting a dozen annoying e-mails with jokes from Sally every day. He wrote a sloppy reply letting her know that he wasn't allowed to receive silly e-mails at school.
What does the word "sick" suggest Mark was feeling as it is used in the first sentence of this story?
full
nauseous
fed up with
bored
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Jackie screamed and pulled her hand away from the scalding water. Her hand was bright red and hurting.
What does the word scalding suggest about the water in the sentence above?
icy cold
room temperature
painfully hot
pretty warm
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5D
CCSS.L.2.5B
CCSS.L.3.5C
CCSS.L.K.5D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 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
loud
heavy
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Dale kept telling his mother the matter was grave. They had to report the person that hit their car today.
What is the dictionary meaning of the word grave in the sentence above?
curious
boring
unusual
serious
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 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.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
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