8.4 Connotation,Denotation, and Figurative Language
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8.4 Connotation,Denotation, and Figurative Language
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English
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8th Grade
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Melodie Pettway
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which word has a positive connotation?
inexpensive
cheap
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which word has a negative connotation?
nosy
curious
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose the sentence that uses the negative connotation of the CAPITALIZED word.
Visit our marketplaces to spend your money on our famous COLLECTIBLES.
We want you to visit our TRANQUIL island.
Hotel staffers will bring you ODOROUS foods that are native to the region.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which phrase has a positive connotation?
She is a very slender dancer.
She is a very skinny dancer.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The feelings and ideas associated with a word is called...
a denotation.
personification.
a connotation.
figurative language.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The literal definition of a word is called...
a connotation.
figurative language.
a denotation.
personification.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which figurative language term means "to imitate a thing with an action or by the making of sounds such as a buzz, hiss, or bark?"
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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