Connotation & Denotation Quiz

Connotation & Denotation

Quiz

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English

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8th - 11th Grade

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Easy

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CCSS

RI.9-10.4, RL.9-10.4, L.11-12.6

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Ana Perez

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Does the underlined word have a positive or negative connotation?

Savannah makes the most out of her budget by being frugal.

Positive

Negative

Split pea soup

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the most POSITIVE connotation in the sentence below.

I love spending time with Uncle Buck. He has a very (childlike, youthful, childish) outlook on life.

childlike

youthful

childish

day old mac and cheese

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Connotation involves the _____________ that a word stirs up.

feelings

ideas

emotions

dictionary definitions

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Denotation is the ___________ of a word.

emotion

burnt lasagna

feeling

dictionary definition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Does the underlined word have a positive or negative connotation?

Your favorite T.V. show is Friends? Wow, you're weird.

Positive

Negative

One a penny, two a penny,

Hot cross buns!

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which connotation is more NEGATIVE?

We bought _____________ souvenirs at the gift shop.

cheap

inexpensive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a positive or negative connotation?

Positive

Negative

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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