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Context and Connotation

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

Context and Connotation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word has the most Negative connotation?

leave

abandon

depart

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which has the most Negative Connotation?

dirty

filthy

soiled

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

All words have a connotation and a denotation. If you look up the word 'snake' in the dictionary, it would define a reptile. If you called someone 'snake', it would be an example of a

positive connotation

denotation

negative connotation

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which phrase has a more positive connotation?

a peculiar object

a unique object

a strange object

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which phrase has a more negative connotation?

frown at someone

scowl at someone

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.


Paco appreciated the gallery owner's effort _____________ to include artwork from the local community.

deliberate

calculating

shrewd

cunning

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.8.5C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Based on the text, the speaker describes the character in a way that is...

positive

neutral

negative

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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