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Diction Review
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9th Grade
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Margaret Anderson
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
All words have BOTH Denotation and Connotation: True or False?
True
False
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
CONNOTATION =
The dictionary definition of a word.
The emotional meaning attached to a word.
An author's careful choice of words.
A connection between two different words.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the word with the negative connotation.
discuss
gossip
news
report
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
scrawny
fit
underweight
gaunt
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
It was a beautiful spring day, and the (aroma, smell, stench, odor) of apple blossoms filled my senses with joy. Which word BEST fits this sentence?
HINT: Determine the CONNOTATION. Is the speaker is showing approval (+), disapproval (-), or neutral (/)?
aroma
smell
stench
odor
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Can you please ask the new saleswoman not to be so (enthusiastic, energetic, pushy, present)? She is scaring away the customers! Which word BEST fits this sentence?
HINT: Determine the CONNOTATION. Is the speaker is showing approval (+), disapproval (-), or neutral (/)?
enthusiastic
energetic
pushy
present
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following words has the strongest connotation about being cold?
cool
chill
wintery
frigid
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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