
Connotation in literature
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Connotation is the emotional feeling words carry. Writers use connotation to create tone. Tone is:
The feeling or attitude in the words
a comparison using like or as
exaggeration
the sound of the words
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Connotations can be:
Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole
Old, Young, Male, Female
Positive, Negative, Angry, Pleasant, Joyful, Suspenseful
Fiction or Nonfiction
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which statement has a positive connotation?
He stomped down the stairs and out the door.
He hopped down the steps two at a time and waltzed out the door.
He rushed down the stairs and stumbled through the door.
He came down the stairs and through the door.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which statement has a negative connotation?
He stomped down the stairs and out the door.
He hopped down the steps two at a time and waltzed out the door.
He rushed down the stairs and stumbled through the door.
He came down the stairs and through the door.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which statement has an anxious connotation?
He stomped down the stairs and out the door.
He hopped down the steps two at a time and waltzed out the door.
He rushed down the stairs and stumbled through the door.
He came down the stairs and through the door.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which statement has an objective connotation?
He stomped down the stairs and out the door.
He hopped down the steps two at a time and waltzed out the door.
He rushed down the stairs and stumbled through the door.
He came down the stairs and through the door.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.L.6.5C
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which words in this passage create a feeling of danger?
I stay where I am...staring out at those icicles. They're like teeth waiting to chomp someone.
Stay, waiting
icicles
chomp, teeth
staring, someone
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
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