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📘 Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 21
1. Referring to someone's house as a "home" would have a _____ connotation.
A) Negative.
B) Positive.
2. "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."Romeo uses words with a _____ connotation to create a metaphor about Juliet's beauty.
A) Curious.
B) Despicable.
C) Gentle.
D) Calm.
3. Which word has a neutral connotation?.
A) Odor.
B) Fragrance.
C) Stench.
D) None of above.
4. Which word has a negative connotation?.
A) Curious.
B) Nosy.
5. An easygoing (chill) friend.
A) Negative Connotation.
B) Positive Connotation.
6. I smirked at my phone.
A) Positive.
B) Negative.
7. Denotation is the _____ definition.
A) Primary.
B) Secondary.
C) Tertiary.
D) None of the above.
8. Word that means the roughly same thing.
A) Synonym.
B) Etymology.
C) Connotation.
D) Context clue.
9. To separate into groups by race or religion means to _____ .
A) Segregate.
B) Primacy.
C) Germane.
D) Stethoscope.
10. Which of these words has the most neutral connotation?.
A) Standard.
B) Bland.
C) Mediocre.
D) Ordinary.
11. When we say "Your guess is as good as mine".
A) I do not know.
B) To avoid talking about what's important.
C) Go to sleep.
D) Being very happy.
12. The word curious has a.
A) Positive connotation.
B) Negative connotation.
13. Denotation.
A) The feeling associated with a word.
B) The dictionary definition of a word. tags9.1.1.
14. Select the sentence that has the connotative meaning of the word blue.
A) When my cat died I felt so blue.
B) I love blue cars.
15. Which has the more positive connotation?.
A) Sentimental.
B) Mushy.
16. Which connotation is MORE negative? I didn't like the _____ on the jester's face.
A) Smirk.
B) Grin.
17. I saw a big snake in the backyard.
A) CONNOTATION.
B) DENOTATION.
18. 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?.
A) It emphasizes that he easily won.
B) It shows that he won by a small margin.
C) It implies that he played with arrogance and pride.
D) It implies that he cheated in order to win.
19. What does cloak mean in this sentence? The weather report says that thick, gray fog will cloak the entire city.
A) To cover or hide.
B) To make the sound of a frog.
C) A loose outer garment like a cape.
D) A large cloud.
20. Connotation can be described by all of the following EXCEPT.
A) Negative.
B) Synonym.
C) Positive.
D) Neutral.
21. Crowding (paragraph 4):What is the denotation and connotation? Choose 2.
A) Gathering, cluster.
B) Positive.
C) Neutral.
D) Disperse, separate.
22. "RUTH (Soothingly, older than her years) Now _____ you taking it all too seriously. You just got strong-willed children and it takes a strong woman like you to keep 'em in hand." (A Raisin in the Sun, Act I, Scene One, 169)Does strong-willed have positive, negative or neutral connotations in this sentence?.
A) Neutral .
B) Positive.
C) Negative.
D) None of above.
23. Which has the more positive connotation?.
A) Obsessive.
B) Fervent.
24. She is childlike.
A) A nectar-feeding insect.
B) Innocent.
C) Spends money wisely.
D) Strongly felt.
E) Generous.
25. Though the goblin was aware of his own malicious act, he couldn't stop himself from doing so as he was starving.Which two connotations does the word malicious have in this line from the text?.
A) Impatient.
B) Mischievous.
C) Vicious.
D) Amusing.