Word Choice and Connotation

Word Choice and Connotation

7th Grade

15 Qs

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Word Choice and Connotation

Word Choice and Connotation

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.7.5C, L.1.6, L.9-10.5A

+21

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the sentence below. The word dinky has a ________ connotation.

My mom only let me eat a dinky scoop of ice cream.

positive

negative

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the sentences below. What is the difference between the words surprised and astounded?

"Surprised" is an antonym of "astounded"

"surprised" is more intense than "astounded" and implies that Julie is even more shocked.

"astounded" is more intense than "surprised" and implies that Julie is even more shocked.

"surprised" and "astounded" have different denotations

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the following sentence: The hedgehog was ecstatic-- She had found a hole to burrow into, and she was happily settled beneath the ground, excited to sleep the day away. Based on the context clues, what is the denotation of the word "ecstatic" in the passage?

overly intelligent

greatly impressed

extremely happy

often late

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the term for the emotions that a word stirs in a reader?

synonym

denotation

connotation

acronym

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the sentence below. The word tranquil has a ___________ connotation.


The baby looked tranquil as he slept.

positive

negative

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the sentence below. The word dinky has a __________ connotation.


My mom only let me eat a dinky scoop of ice cream.

positive

negative

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

William wanted to be honest but still impress his girlfriend. So he told her that the fancy necklace he gave her was _________________________.

inexpensive

cheap

free

stolen

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

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