
Connotation, Figurative, and Technical Language

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Diane King-Sargent
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
(of words and phrases) used not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning. Like when you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.
Figurative
Technical
Connotative
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the writer uses this meaning to associate positive, negative, or neutral emotions with words. They are used to draw an emotional response from their reader.
Figurative
Connotative
Technical
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Are used in specific areas of different fields. These words are used to describe the meanings of specific things.
Figurative
Connotative
Technical
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Similes, metaphors, and hyperboles are all examples of using figurative language.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the example for technical meaning.
Sunshine colored daisies filled the grassy fields.
Flowers as fresh as a load of laundry.
The seed begins the life cycle of a plant.
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the example for figurative meaning.
The students sounded like a zoo was released inside the cafeteria.
The male lion has a mane that surrounds its face.
The vicious lion pounced at the innocent zebra.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Connotative words can draw _______, negative, or neutral responses from a reader.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
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