Connotation
Authored by Afton Davis
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which word has a negative connotation?
stench
smell
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which phrase has negative connotation?
a box filled with documents
a box crammed with documents
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which phrase has a more positive connotation?
a peculiar object
a unique object
a strange object
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.L.6.5C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which phrase has a negative connotation?
a stingy person
a thrifty person
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.6.5C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which phrase has a more negative connotation?
frown at someone
scowl at someone
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.L.6.5C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.
My friend is very careful about spending money. I admire that, so I call him ______________.
thrifty
stingy
miserly
selfish
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.L.8.5C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.
I admire the man who jumped on the subway tracks to rescue a stranger. He was certainly ________________.
foolhearty
courageous
rash
reckless
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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