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Connotation-Thoughts and Feelings within a Word

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

The emotional and figurative meaning of a word

a)

Denotation字面意思

b)

Connotation隐含意思和情感态度

c)

Affixes 词缀

d)

Context clues文本线索

2.

Which of the following word would make the reader feels warm and a sense of belonging归属感?

a)

House

b)

Home

3.

Which of the following words has a positive connotation有褒义色彩的词语?

a)

Arrogant

b)

Confidence

4.

Which of the following words has a negative connotation贬义词?

a)

Impetuous鲁莽冲动的

b)

Decisive果断的

5.

Choose the word with the positive connotation to describe the picture.

a)

Stout壮实的

b)

Fat

c)

Chubby

d)

Overweight

6.

"Mom, you are my rock." What's the connotation深层涵义 of the word "Rock"?

a)

My mon is my strong support.

b)

My mom is as tough as a stone.

7.

In the phrase "Like a lamb to the slaughter", what connotation does the word "Lamb" imply?

a)

Lamb means a young sheep.

b)

Lamb implies a vulnerable, helpless and innocent person who can be easily cheated.

8.

"遥看瀑布挂前川The cataract hang like upended stream, sounding loud.", why does Li Bai use "hang" in the line?

a)

To create the visual imagery by describing the plunging watherfall as a hanging picture when he views afar.

b)

To notify the readers that the waterfall is a picture hanging in front of him when he gazes it afar.

9.

In the story "The Red Fox Fur Coat", what connotation of the word "gaze" imply in "She started to visiting the shop at night,... to gaze at the coat."

a)

Gaze is more than a look. Implies the bank clerk is fascinated by the coat.

b)

To imply the fur coat is so pretty and enticing that people want to own it.

10.

Which word in "To count them, one by one, a kind/ Of trophy or offering." has connotative meaning隐含意思?

a)

Count

b)

Kind

c)

Trophy

d)

Offering

11.

The word “Trophy”, as in "To count them, one by one, a kind/ Of trophy or offering," has a ______ connotation.

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

Neutral

12.

Choose the best answer. John Montague uses “cradle摇篮” instead of "nest巢" in “The Fight” makes readers to think ....

a)

The nest, as warm and protective as a cradle, contains and shelters the vulnerable eggs.

b)

Eggs in the nest are like babies in the cradle. They need protection.

c)

It's the egg's nest and eggs are the narrator's favorite thing.

d)

The eggs are as tiny as babies. The narrator want to take them home.