Connotation and Denotation

Quiz
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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
+13
Standards-aligned
Margaret Anderson
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30 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Connotation is...
...the feeling associated with a word.
...the dictionary definition of a word.
...the simplest form of a word
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Denotation is...
...the feeling associated with a word.
...the dictionary definition of a word.
...the simplest form of a word
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify whether the underlined word carries a positive or negative connotation.
Bedford is a gritty neighborhood, but the rents are low.
Positive
Negative
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify whether the underlined word carries a positive or negative connotation.
Bob is bullheaded sometimes, but he always gets the job done.
Positive
Negative
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify whether the underlined word carries a positive or negative connotation.
My new neighbor is a mature woman.
Positive
Negative
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify whether the underlined word carries a positive or negative connotation.
Before he makes any purchases, Billy likes to do his research; he's very economical.
Positive
Negative
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify whether the underlined word carries a positive or negative connotation.
Oh! It's Lydia. She's so chatty.
Positive
Negative
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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