WorksheetsTheme & Connotation/Denotation Summative Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 33mins
Which of the following has a NEGATIVE (–) connotation?
A pushy leader
A charismatic leader
Which phrase has a NEGATIVE (–) connotation?
a box filled with documents
a box crammed with documents
Which phrase has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?
a peculiar object
a unique object
a strange object
Which option has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?
My friend is very careful about spending money. I admire that, so I call him ______________.
thrifty
stingy
miserly
selfish
What is the best word to use for this sentence to make it NEGATIVE (–)?
He always says what he thinks. He is very ______.
Truthful
Honest
Blunt
Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (–)?
The jester was smiling. I didn't like the ______ on the jester's face.
grin
smirk
Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (–)?
Mike _______ us to go to the funny house. He kept bothering us until we agreed to go.
nagged
reminded
Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (–)?
We bought _____ souvenirs at the Lagoon amusement park.
cheap
inexpensive
Which connotation is most POSITIVE (+)?
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.
fascinating
weird
Which choice has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?
I admire the man who jumped on the subway tracks to rescue a stranger. He was certainly ________________.
foolhearty
courageous
rash
reckless
Which has the most NEGATIVE (–) connotation?
a dirty shirt
a filthy shirt
a soiled shirt
Which word has the more NEGATIVE (–) connotation?
I saw a woman across the street.
I saw a chick across the street.
Read the following passage from a story.
Rohan triumphantly lifted the trophy above his head. Despite all the obstacles, he had won. Beneath his cheerful exterior, he felt a twinge of the constant pain he’d learned to live with. Almost unconsciously, Rohan removed one hand from the trophy and rubbed the thin red scar that snaked around his ankle. He thought back to the surgery and the weeks spent lying in his bed, unable to compete. The months of exercises to strengthen his leg. “Rohan!” he heard the crowd scream, as if in slow motion. A smile broke across Rohan’s face, shattering his thoughts. He returned his hand to his trophy, firmly grasping it.
Which of the following is most likely a theme of the story?
What is the theme?
Alan had very few responsibilities, but one of them was to clean his room. It did not take long, but Alan still didn't like doing it. One day Alan thought of a way to save some time. Rather than putting everything neatly back in its place, he decided to just throw all the stuff on the floor into his closet. His mom would think that he had cleaned his room, and it would only take a fraction of the time. Alan was pleased with himself for thinking of this brilliant idea. He figured that this would save a lot of time and energy. The next time his room got messy, he piled everything up in the closet and the pile grew. It grew and grew. Then Alan's friend Steve called. "Alan, everyone is playing baseball at the park. Do you want to play too?" Alan loved baseball. "That sounds great, Steve. I'll be right there." Alan went to grab his baseball mitt when he realized that it wasn't in its usual place. Alan thought to himself, I guess it's in the closet. When he opened up the closet door, he was faced with a huge, unnavigable mess, some of which poured out as he opened the door. Alan began digging through the pile in a frantic attempt to find his mitt. He dug and dug, and as he dug his room got messier and messier. Soon his room was the messiest that it had ever been, and he still hadn't found his mitt. Alan sighed in despair. By the time he found his mitt, the boys had long concluded their game and Alan had hours of cleaning ahead of him before he'd be allowed to leave.
What is the theme of the story?
Treat others as you wish to be treated; what goes around, comes around.
A thing worth doing is worth doing correctly; cutting corners comes at a cost; it is better to do a thing once the right way then many times the wrong way.
Give credit where credit is due; a good relationship has to have some give and take.
Do not criticize things that are dear to others, particularly if they are not seeking your criticism
