Reading Station 2 -- Connotation and Figurative Language
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A word’s denotation is its dictionary definition. But a word can also evoke certain thoughts and feelings. The thoughts and feelings associated with a certain word are called the connotation of the word. Words with the same denotation can have different connotations. Connotations can be positive, negative or neutral.
Which of the following has a positive connotation?
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CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following has a negative connotation?
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CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following has a positive connotation?
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.L.7.5C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following has a positive connotation?
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.L.7.5C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Choose the word that has a positive connotation to complete the sentence.
"Well," said Curtis with an embarrassed smile, "I'm looking for _________ car."
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.L.7.5C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The patient sounded like he was hacking up a lung.
What is the onomatopoeia?
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
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