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Evaluating Word Choice

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Evaluating Word Choice
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which has the most negative connotation?

dirty

filthy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is an idea or feeling that a word puts off or suggests.

denotation

connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the dictionary meaning of the word puny in the sentence above?

small

heavy

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which has the more positive connotation?

hyper

energetic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

words

paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the meaning of denotation?

The official meaning of a word

The emotion of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a negative connotation of ask?

request

demand

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

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