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🎯 Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 12
1. Give an example of a word with a positive connotation.
A) Depressing.
B) Hateful.
C) Joyful.
D) Sad.
2. What is the denotation of the word rare?.
A) Scarce .
B) Frequent.
C) Common.
D) None of above.
3. Majesty (paragraph 5):What is the denotation and connotation? Choose 2.
A) Weak, low class.
B) Neutral.
C) Splendor, greatness.
D) Negative.
4. Mark was sick of getting a dozen annoying e-mails with jokes from Sally every day. He wrote a sloppy reply letting her know that he wasn't allowed to receive silly e-mails at school. What does the word "sick" suggest Mark was feeling as it is used in the first sentence of this story?.
A) Fed up with.
B) Full.
C) Bored.
D) Nauseous.
5. Most POSITIVE connotation of HAPPY:.
A) Joyful.
B) Content.
C) Favorable.
D) None of above.
6. A denotation of foxy is "like a fox" and the connotation is.
A) Clever.
B) Bashful.
C) Frightened.
D) Dull.
7. We couldn't swim because _____ pool had mildew.
A) Their.
B) Thare.
C) They're.
D) There.
8. Select the denotation meaning of the word "curious".
A) Eager to learn.
B) A nosy person/someone who minds other people's business.
C) Shy person.
D) None of above.
9. Sit down. What kind of sentence is this an example of.
A) Declarative.
B) Interrogative.
C) Imperative.
D) Exclamatory.
10. Which of the following is an example of forced connotation in 1984?.
A) Two Minutes Hate.
B) Ignorance is Strength.
C) Telescreen.
D) Speakwrite.
11. Blue is my favorite color.
A) CONNOTATION.
B) DENOTATION.
12. Enterprising (paragraph 2):What is the denotation and connotation? Choose 2.
A) Negative.
B) Neutral.
C) Adventurous, diligent.
D) Passive, unambitious.
13. Abundant (paragraph 7):What is the denotation and connotation? Choose 2.
A) Lacking, scarce.
B) Neutral.
C) Plentiful, generous.
D) Negative.
14. Connotation is _____ .
A) _____ the feeling associated with a word.
B) _____ the dictionary definition of a word.
C) _____ the simplest form of a word.
D) None of above.
15. What are connotations?.
A) Dictionary definition of a word.
B) Describing words.
C) Words that have feelings attached to them.
D) Words that end in vowels.
16. Helen was guarded about her private life. She did not like to give anyone details about herself. What is the dictionary meaning of the word guarded in the sentence above?.
A) Cautious.
B) Uninterested.
C) Dangerous.
D) Carefree.
17. Which word has the most negative connotation?.
A) Unattractive.
B) Hideous.
18. Grandpa came to their house every summer. Sure, Grandpa could be a real prune, but that was just Grandpa! What is the denotation of the word prune?.
A) Grape.
B) Dried plum.
C) Raisin.
D) Apricot.
19. Choose the word with the most positive connotation.
A) Gossip.
B) Chat.
20. I recognized the familiar smell of my mother's cooking. If you changed "smell" to "stench" the new word has a _____ connotation.
A) Negative.
B) Positive.
21. This refers to the writer's use of vivid and descriptive language that appeal to the senses in order to add depth to his/her work.
A) Description.
B) Imagery.
C) Symbols.
D) Senses.
22. Connotation can be positive, negative, or neutral.
A) False.
B) True.
23. I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a _____ connotation.
A) Negative.
B) Positive.
24. Choose the phrase that has a more positive connotation.
A) Energetic children.
B) Wild children.
25. Select the connotative meaning of the word "tea".
A) A revelation or a secret .
B) A type of drink brewed from leaves.
C) A letter in the alphabet.
D) None of above.