Connotation and Denotation
Authored by Jane Smith-Vaniz
English
KG - University
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Denotation is a word's ____________.
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.L.3.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Connotation is a word's ___________.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The word thin, as in "you are very thin" has a _______ connotation.
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.1.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The word scrawny, as in "The cat appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.
positive
negative
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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.3.4
CCSS.RL.1.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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