Connotation and Denotation Check for Understanding

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English
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8th Grade
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Easy
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Alda Garrett
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word has a POSITIVE Connotation for the definition:
look steadily
gaze
stare
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word has a NEGATIVE Connotation for the definition:
look steadily
gaze
stare
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What word has a POSITIVE Connotation for the definition:
a smell sensed by the olfactory nerve
Order
Fragrance
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What word has a NEGATIVE Connotation for the definition:
a smell sensed by the olfactory nerve
Odor
Fragrance
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What word has a POSITIVE Connotation for the definition:
influence one way or another
brainwash
persuade
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What word has a NEGATIVE Connotation for the definition:
influence one way or another
brainwash
persuade
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following terms could be considered the actual DENOTATION (dictionary definition) for a term based on the three choices below?
delayed, not on time, tardy
delayed
not on time
tardy
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