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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is connotation?Connotation implies or suggests a meaning of a word.Dictionary meaning of a word.I don't know!Unknown meaning - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is denotation?Direct meaning of a word or dictionary meaning.It means down.Let me ask my friendIt means to note the word.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich connotation is MORE negative?
I didn't like the ______ on the jester's face.grinsmirk - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich connotation is MORE negative?
I ate a ________ sandwich.moistsoggy - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich connotation is MORE positive?
Some of the monkeys made ______ faces.amusinghilarious - 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich connotation is MORE negative?
It made me feel _______.uneasyfrightened - 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich connotation is MORE negative?
Mike _______ us to go to the funny house.naggedreminded - 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich connotation is MORE negative?
We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.cheapinexpensive - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich connotation is MORE positive?
Everyone had a _____ on his or her face on the way home.smilesmirk - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich connotation is MORE positive?
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.fascinatingweird - 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich connotation is MORE positive?
________ people rode on the roller coaster.BraveFoolhardy - 12. Multiple ChoiceReferring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.positivenegative
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.positivenegative
- 14. Multiple ChoiceChoose the word with the positive connotation.
gossip--chatgossipchat - 15. Multiple ChoiceChoose the word with the positive connotation.
self-confident--arrogantself-confidentarrogant - 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich word has a positive connotation?brainwashpersuade
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA compliment would be to say that the owl in the picture is...bizarrestrangeunique
- 18. Multiple ChoiceConsider the following sentences. I hear my brother talking on the phone with his girlfriend. I hear my brother chatting on the phone with his girlfriend. How does the connotation of the word chatting in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?It implies the conversation is not serious.It implies that the conversation is funny.It implies anger or resentment in the conversations.It implies the conversation is very serious.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceRead the sentences and answer the question. Winning by seven strokes, Jordan Speith won the tournament. Winning by seven strokes, Jordan Speith dominated the tournament. How does the connotation of the word dominated in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?It shows that he won by a small margin.It emphasizes that he easily won.It implies that he played with arrogance and pride.It implies that he cheated in order to win.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceRead the sentences and answer the question. I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most stubborn person I know. I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most persistent person I know. How does the connotation of the word persistent in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?It implies a positive characteristic.It implies an increasingly negative characteristic.It implies a careless characteristic.It implies a playfully irresponsible characteristic.
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