Connotation And Denotation Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 23
1. Which connotation is positive?.
A) Confident.
B) Arrogant.
2. The denotation of the word crocodile.
A) Reptile.
B) Corrupt.
3. Sad has a _____ connotation.
A) Negative.
B) Positive.
C) Neutral.
D) Green eggs and ham.
4. Denotation is _____ .
A) A synonym for connotation.
B) The way the word sounds.
C) The dictionary meaning of the word.
D) The way the word makes us feel.
5. Buster was a puny dog. He could not even scare the cat that lived next door. What is the dictionary meaning of the word puny in the sentence above?.
A) Undersized or small.
B) Noisy or loud.
C) Large in actions or words.
D) Heavy or overweight.
6. Which word has a negative connotation?.
A) Lazy.
B) Relaxed.
C) Inactive.
D) None of above.
7. What is the most negative connotation?"Walter:Sometimes it's like I can see the future stretched out in front of me-just plain as day. The future, Mama. Hanging over there at the edge of my days. Just waiting for me-a big, _____ blank space-full of nothing. Just waiting for me. But it don't have to be.".
A) Moving.
B) Approaching.
C) Emerging.
D) Looming.
8. The doctor said, "I recommend a low-fat, low-carbohydrate diet because you are becoming _____ " (Which is a more POSITIVE (+) word that would make the patient less angry?).
A) Overweight .
B) Fat.
C) Obese.
D) None of above.
9. The connotative meaning of 'chicken' is _____ .
A) Withdraw from or fail in something through lack of nerve; to act cowardly.
B) A type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl.
10. Which word has the more negative connotation?.
A) Smart.
B) Egghead.
11. Which connotation is more positive?Some of the monkeys made _____ faces.
A) Amusing.
B) Silly.
12. Which word has a positive connotation?.
A) Inexpensive.
B) Cheap.
13. A word usually has only one connotation.
A) True.
B) False.
14. If you were to look up synonymns for the word minimal, what would you see?.
A) Unclear.
B) Largest.
C) Obvious.
D) Least.
15. 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" 's connotation in the first sentence of this story?.
A) Bored.
B) Full.
C) Fed up with.
D) Nauseous.
16. Which word is a negative connotation?.
A) Childish.
B) Joyful.
C) Happy.
D) Youthful.
17. The way a word the author uses makes you feel.
A) Connotation.
B) Denotation.
18. Which phrase has negative connotation?.
A) A box crammed with documents.
B) A box filled with documents.
19. Which has the more positive connotation?.
A) Stylish.
B) Faddish.
20. What is the connotative meaning of the word SUNRISE?.
A) Innocence.
B) Protective.
C) Knowledge.
D) New beginning.
E) Calmness.
21. Connotation is.
A) The meaning associated with the word.
B) What the word says.
C) The feeling associated with the word.
D) How the word sounds.
22. Which connotation implies an action is more polite?.
A) Sip a drink.
B) Gulp a drink.
23. Which sentence has a more negative connotation?.
A) Alex told James that his dog looked scrawny.
B) Alex told James that his dog looked skinny.
24. The dictionary definition refers to.
A) Glossary.
B) Antonym.
C) Denotation.
D) Connotation.
E) Synonym.
25. The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny, " has a _____ connotation.
A) Positive.
B) Negative.