Connotative and Denotative

Quiz
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English
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9th Grade
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Hard
+15
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does connotation mean?
It is always the positive meaning of a word.
How a word feels or sounds to the reader. Could be positive or negative.
The dictionary definition of a word.
It is always the negative meaning of a word.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Let us intensify and keep the fire burning into our hearts.
denotative
connotative
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.L.3.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does denotation mean?
The underlying meaning of a word.
It is the positive meaning of a word.
The dictionary definition of a word. The literal meaning.
It is the negative meaning of a word.
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.L.3.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I am now becoming an elephant, gaining every week pounds by pounds.
connotative
denotative
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Denotative is to literal as connotative is to __________
Figurative
Dictionary definition
Metaphor
Tone
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5B
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.6.5B
6.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(a) language is factual; (b) carries emotional overtones. A (c) is denotative; an (d) connotative.
Denotative
connotative
recipe
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Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The teacher’s kingdom include thirty-seven smart and intelligent pupils and a conducive classroom.
denotative
connotative
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.L.3.5A
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