Connotative Meaning

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Katelynn O'Connell
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. Which phrase has a positive connotation?
A strong reek
A strong aroma
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2. Which phrase has a negative connotation?
Squandered his time
Invested his time
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
5. Connotation is a word's ___________.
synonym
anyonym
emotional meaning
literal, dictionary definition
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
6. Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.
positive
negative
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
7. I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.
positive
negative
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
8. Why do people use figurative language?
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasize an idea and make a point.
To be grammatically correct.
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
9. The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.
positive
negative
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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