Connotation Practice 3
Authored by Charlotte Griffin
English
9th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the following sentence.
Gradually, the king’s favorites became less and less like advisers and more and more like parasites because they put their own interest first.
The word parasites suggests the advisers are—
selfish
unreliable
humble
insignificant
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify if the highlighted word has a positive, negative, or neutral connotation as used in the sentence.
The shoes that William bought were cheap, so they fell apart after a few weeks of use.
positive
neutral
negative
does not apply
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is MORE POSITIVE?
______ people rode the roller coaster.
Silly
Foolish
Brave
Lazy
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The energetic rhythms and cheerful guitar chords of Alex’s favorite song woke him from a restful sleep. Opening his eyes, he slowly rolled over and reached for his phone’s snooze button. He closed his eyes again and sank back onto the softness of his pillow. It was the best feeling in the world, he decided, setting his alarm a little early and lying back down to relax for 20 minutes before starting his busy school day.
What positive-connotation word tells you why Alex likes to set his alarm early?
guitar
relax
restful
busy
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It was Friday. He smiled as he remembered the plans he’d made for that afternoon. He and three of his best friends were meeting up at the movie theater to catch the latest superhero flick. Popcorn, candy, good friends, and an exciting action movie – life didn’t get much better. He couldn’t wait to get off the bus just a few short hours from now.
What positive-connotation word tells how Alex feels about the movie he plans to see?
superhero
popcorn
exciting
action
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which synonym for eat most conveys a positive sense?
dine
gobble
gorge
devour
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Yes, all Alex had to get through was one school day, and it wouldn’t even be a hard day. For once, not a single teacher had scheduled a test on Friday that week. He thought back to yesterday’s math test with satisfaction; he felt confident he had understood the material and earned at least a B. Maybe even an A. Mom and Dad would be pretty happy when he brought that grade home! Even in science, his most challenging subject, he’d already turned in this semester’s research project last week, and they were just working on a new unit. Today it would be notes, he figured, or maybe a worksheet. Nothing he couldn’t handle. Alex was sure it would be an easy day.
The text says science is “challenging” for Alex. What synonym for challenging has the most negative connotation?
interesting
thought provoking
easy
difficult
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
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