Connotation and Denotation

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English
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9th Grade
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Medium
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Chahla Ben-Ammar
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which phrase has a positive connotative meaning?
A strong aroma.
A strong stench.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which phrase has a negative connotative meaning?
He wasted his time playing PUBG instead of studying.
He invested his time in his schooling, and now he's first in his class.
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CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Does the word in bold have denotative or connotative meaning?
Denotative
Connotative
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CCSS.L.9-10.3
CCSS.L.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
If you change the word "smell" to "stench", the word has what kind of connotation?
Negative
Positive
Neutral
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The word scrawny, as in the sentence below, has what kind of connotation?
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is an example of denotation?
Childish is negative; while youthful is positive.
How have you been?
Dreamer (adj.): a person who is dreaming or has dreams.
Candy apples are very delicious.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
How does the connotation of the word persistent in the second sentence convey the author's purpose?
It implies a positive characteristic.
It implies a careless characteristic.
It implies an increasingly negative characteristic.
It implies a playfully irresponsible characteristic.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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