Connotation Denotation

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Multiple Choice

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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 Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is denotation?

Direct meaning of a word or dictionary meaning.

It means down.

Let me ask my friend

It means to note the word.

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which connotation is MORE negative?
I didn't like the ______ on the jester's face.

grin

smirk

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which connotation is MORE negative?
I ate a ________ sandwich.

moist

soggy

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which connotation is MORE positive?
Some of the monkeys made ______ faces.

amusing

hilarious

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which connotation is MORE negative?
It made me feel _______.

uneasy

frightened

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which connotation is MORE negative?
Mike _______ us to go to the funny house.

nagged

reminded

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which connotation is MORE negative?
We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.

cheap

inexpensive

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which connotation is MORE positive?
Everyone had a _____ on his or her face on the way home.

smile

smirk

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which connotation is MORE positive?
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.

fascinating

weird

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

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Which connotation is MORE positive?
________ people rode on the roller coaster.

Brave

Foolhardy

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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

positive

negative

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

positive

negative

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gossip--chat

gossip

chat

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
self-confident--arrogant

self-confident

arrogant

16.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which word has a positive connotation?

brainwash

persuade

17.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A compliment would be to say that the owl in the picture is...

bizarre

strange

unique

18.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Consider 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 Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Read 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 Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Read 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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