Denotation and Connotation

Denotation and Connotation

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Denotation and Connotation

Denotation and Connotation

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
L.6.5C, L.3.3A, RI.6.4

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which connotation is MORE positive?
________ people rode on the roller coaster.

Brave

Foolhardy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which word has a positive connotation?

brainwash

persuade

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most stubborn person I know. I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most persistent person I know. How does the connotation of the word persistent in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?

It implies a positive characteristic.

It implies an increasingly negative characteristic.

It implies a careless characteristic.

It implies a playfully irresponsible characteristic.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________

planets

birds

words

sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

5.

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.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Connotations refers to a meaning that is implied by a word. Connotations are often decided by cultural and emotional meanings. If someone called you childish, would it be considered a negative or positive connotation?

positive

negative

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which phrase has a negative connotation?

a stingy person

a thrifty person

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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