Connotative Meaning

Quiz
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Margaret Anderson
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7 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which statement is true about a denotation?
A. A denotation is a symbolism of a word.
B. A denotation is the word's dictionary or primary meaning.
C. A denotation is a word association.
Both B and C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which statement is true about a connotation?
A connotation can be the dictionary meaning of the word.
B. A connotation is a symbolism of a word.
C. A connotation is the secondary meaning of a word. It may be something that can be associated to a particular word.
Both B and C
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. Which phrase has a positive connotation?
A strong reek
A strong aroma
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2. Which phrase has a negative connotation?
Squandered his time
Invested his time
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
3. I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.
positive
negative
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
4. The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.
positive
negative
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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