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Denotation and Connotation

Authored by Marrian Cruz

English

4th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 98+ times

Denotation and Connotation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________

planets

birds

words

sentences

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Denotation is a word's ____________.

Literal, dictionary definition

Emotional meaning

synonym

antonym

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.L.3.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Buster was a puny dog. He could not even scare the cat that lived next door.


What is the dictionary meaning of the word puny in the sentence above?

Noisy or loud

Large in actions or words

Undersized or small

Heavy or overweight

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Ginny was a nosy child. She wanted to know about everything that happened in the little town of Darington.


What is the dictionary meaning of nosy in the sentence above?

Interesting, unusual

Intelligent, smart

Similar, identical

Curious, inquisitive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

type of connotation that does not make you feel good or bad, just in the middle

positive connotation

neutral connotation

negative connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the meaning of connotation?

Emotional meaning of a word

An emotional outburst

Official meaning of a word

Refers to emotional atmosphere produced by an author’s use of language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning of denotation?

It represents something else (emble, token, etc.)

The emotion of a word

The art of lasagna baking

The official meaning of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

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