Connotative Language

Connotative Language

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Connotative Language

Connotative Language

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.8.5C, L.3.5A, RI.8.4

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.

positive

negative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

positive

negative

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

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.

positive

negative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gathering--mob

gathering

mob

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which phrase has a positive connotation? 

strong reek

strong aroma

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which phrase has a positive connotation? 

A charismatic leader

A pushy leader 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which phrase has a negative connotation? 

Squandered his time 

Invested his time 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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