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Connotation and Denotation and Tone

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

9th Grade

35 Questions

CCSS covered

Connotation and Denotation and Tone
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Denotation is a word's ____________.

Literal, dictionary definition
Emotional meaning
synonym
antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A person’s experiences determine the connotations he or she associates with a word.

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Connotation is a word's ___________.

synonym
emotional meaning
antonym
Literal, dictionary definition.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Consider the below phrase, and choose the word with the connotation that fits the phrase:
"This coffee is very (___): just the way I like it!"

Bitter
Strong

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Consider the below phrase, and choose the word with the connotation that fits the phrase:
"The sooner we leave this (___)," said Lin, "the happier I'll be."

Home
Dump

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Buster was a puny dog. He couldn't even scare the cat that lived next door.
What is the dictionary meaning of the word puny in the sentence above?

small
large
noisy
heavy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Mark was sick of receiving a dozen annoying e-mails with jokes from Sally every day. He dashed off a sloppy reply letting her know that he wasn't allowed to receive silly e-mails at school.
What does the word "sick" suggest Mark was feeling as it is used in the first sentence of this story?

fed up with
nauseated
disgusted 
bored

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

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