ELA8 Vocabulary Test - Week 21

The regime tried to excise all books that contained controversial ideas. What connotation is expressed by the underlined word?

• negative connotation
• positive connotation
• neutral

Most people do not complain when gas prices fall. What connotation is expressed by the underlined word?

• positive connotation
• neutral
• negative connotation

Candice wrote a jaunty song that put everyone in a good mood. What connotation is expressed by the underlined word?

• negative connotation
• neutral
• positive connoation

What does the following proverb mean? Where there's a will, there's a way

• If you put your mind to it, you can do anything.
• use the same methods as your opponent
• A person named Will can show you the way.

if you give them an inch, they'll take a mile

• forgive and forget wrongs done to you
• If you are too permissive, people will take advantage of you
• with a headstart, one can go a mile

the bigger they are, the harder they fall

• use the same methods as your opponent
• Famous, wealthy, or powerful people have more to lose when they fail.
• A bigger person is heavier so they will fall harder

let bygones be bygones

• forgive and forget wrongs done to you
• the bigger they are, the harder they fall
• remember to say your goodbyes

fight fire with fire

• use the same methods as your opponent
• if you put your mind to it, you can do anyting
• make a firebreak to stop a fire

What is denotation?

• the literal meaning- the way it is defined in a dictionary
• the emotional meaning- the various personal and cultural associations we make with a wordon 1

What is connotation?

• the literal meaning- the way it is defined in a dictionary
• the emotional meaning- the various personal and cultural associations we make with a word