Quiz for the Week of April 15-19, 2024

Connotation refers to the positive and negative feelings and emotions attached to words and phrases. Group the following words under the two categories.

Groups:

(a) Positive Meaning

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(b) Negative Meaning

• Curious

• Persuasive

• Inexpensive

• Arrogant

• Cheap

• Guest

• Intruder

• Manipulative

• Confident

• Nosy

Choose the word that has a positive connotation to complete the sentence below: The audience had a​ (a)   on their faces during the performance.

• smirk
• smile
• look

Which phrase has a more negative connotation?

• minor victory
• pleasant surprise
• exciting opportunity
• devastating loss

Match the following

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• Onomatopoeia

• An extreme exaggeration

• Metaphor

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Alliteration

• The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

• Hyperbole

• A direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'

• Simile

What does the idiom in the text below suggest?

Cell phones once cost an arm and a leg, but today the majority of people can afford them.

• Cell phones were always affordable for everyone.
• Cell phones are still very expensive for most people.
• Cell phones used to be very expensive.

• Cell phones are only affordable for a select few.

What figurative device is used in the following text?

The lighthouse horn moaned, and the sound traveled through the thick fog, reaching the sailors.

• Personification
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor

What does the metaphor in this text suggest?

Laughter is sunshine; it chases winter from the human face.

• Laughter is like a storm; it brings chaos to the human face.
• Laughter is a burden; it weighs down the human face.
• Laughter is darkness; it envelops the human face.
• Laughter has the ability to bring joy and happiness to people.

What does the idiom in the following text suggest?

Mr. and Mrs. Boyd usually see eye to eye, but not when it comes to religious issues.

• They always disagree on everything, including religious issues.
• They only agree on religious issues.
• They never see eye to eye on anything.
• They usually agree on things, but not on religious issues.

What does the metaphor below mean?

He reads incessantly; new ideas are food for his mind.

• He is always hungry for new ideas.
• Reading new ideas is essential for intellectual growth.
• Eating new ideas is the key to success.
• His mind is a buffet of new ideas.

What does the personification in this text suggest?

Raymond tried to ignore his unfinished essay, but it stares at him from across the room.

• Raymond is staring at the essay

• The essay is speaking to Raymond

• It bothered Raymond that the essay wasn't done.

• The essay is physically moving towards Raymond