Connotation and Denotation - Word Meanings

Connotation and Denotation - Word Meanings

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Connotation and Denotation - Word Meanings

Connotation and Denotation - Word Meanings

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.4, L.3.5A, L.8.6

+20

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________

planets

birds

words

sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.3A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Connotations refers to a meaning that is implied by a word. Connotations are often decided by cultural and emotional meanings. If someone called you childish, would it be considered a negative or positive connotation?

positive

negative

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

All words have a connotation and a denotation. If you look up the word 'snake' in the dictionary, it would define a reptile. If you called someone 'snake', it would be an example of a

positive connotation

denotation

negative connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which phrase has a negative connotation?

a stingy person

a thrifty person

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In their English class, Nora, Elijah, and Arjun are learning about Connotation and Denotation, two ways to describe the meanings of ________________.

sentences

words

planets

birds

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its ___________.

connotation

denotation

acronym

homonym

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its...

connotation

denotation

acronym

homonym

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

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