Connotation and Denotation
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does connotation mean?
The dictionary definition of a word
positive
negative
How the word makes you feel
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Most people feared the king because his judgement was final and his punishments were severe. What is the CONNOTATION of the underlined red word?
Harsh or intense
Positive
Negative
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
John was bewildered when he saw his math teacher writing the student's grades on the board. What is the CONNOTATION of the underlined red word?
Negative
Positive
Shocked and confused
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does denotation mean?
Positive
The way a word makes you feel
The dictionary definition of a word
Negative
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Most of the boys in the class were in some heated argument about which sports team would win the big game, but Jeremy was indifferent. He just wanted to play Death Troopers on his game box. What is the DENOTATION of the underlined, red word?
To have a lot of interest
Having no particular interest
Positive
Negative
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Now that the whales had escaped, they could swim freely and roam the ocean unrestrained. What is the DENOTATION of the underlined, red word?
not hungry
not tied down to something
under control
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Alice finally threw the withering roses away when a dead petal fell into her cereal bowl. What is the CONNOTATION of the underlined red word?
Positive
To shrivel or dry up
Negative
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
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