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📘 Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 7
1. Buster was a puny dog. He couldn't even scare the cat that lived next door. What is the dictionary meaning of the word puny in the sentence above?.
A) Small.
B) Large.
C) Loud.
D) Heavy.
2. The positive connotation of stench is _____ .
A) Stench.
B) Odour.
C) Smell.
D) Fragrance.
3. What are some strategies to determine the connotation of a word?.
A) Asking a friend for their opinion.
B) Looking up the word in a dictionary.
C) Guessing based on the length of the word.
D) Analyzing context, considering emotional tone, examining usage.
4. When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its _____ .
A) Acronym.
B) Connotation.
C) Connotation.
D) Denotation.
5. What is the denotative meaning of the word DOG?.
A) Reptile.
B) Bird.
C) To glow.
D) Shape.
E) Barks.
6. A reckless plan.
A) Negative Connotation.
B) Positive Connotation.
7. Give an example of a word with a neutral connotation.
A) Ordinary.
B) Average.
C) Mediocre.
D) Bland.
8. Which has the more positive connotation?.
A) Brash.
B) Bold.
9. Connotation is.
A) The dictionary definition tags9.1.1.
B) The feeling a word creates.
10. Write a negative connotation:I ate a (a) sandwich.
A) A soggy.
B) Moist tags9.1.1 and 9.1.2.
11. A denotation is the literal meaning of a word.
A) True.
B) False.
12. The denotative meaning of 'chicken' is _____ .
A) A domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl.
B) Withdraw from or fail in something through lack of nerve; to act cowardly.
13. Which sentence has a more positive connotation?.
A) The girl and her boss had a disagreement.
B) The girl and her boss had an argument.
14. "The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."What is being personified?.
A) The walls.
B) The scream.
C) The room.
D) The orange.
15. It was a beautiful spring day, and the (fragrance, smell, stench) of apple blossoms filled the whole yard _____ Determine whether the speaker is showing approval(+) or disapproval(-) or neutral(=) and choose the best word in parentheses.
A) Fragrance (+).
B) Smell (=).
C) Stench (-).
D) None of above.
16. Benjamin was a lanky kid. He was the tallest kid in the class, and he was not a big kid. His mom packed him a huge lunch in the hopes he would get some more muscle on his bony arms and legs. What is the dictionary meaning of the word lanky in the sentence above?.
A) Tall and thin.
B) Huge and tall.
C) Muscular and tall.
D) Thin and short.
17. We, as speakers and writers, have the power to hurt other people's feelings all because of the _____ .
A) Connotations of words.
B) Denotations of words.
18. Connotation is a word's _____ .
A) Synonym.
B) Literal, dictionary definition.
C) Emotional meaning.
D) Antonym.
19. Which word has a negative connotation?Mike _____ us to go to the funny house.
A) Reminded.
B) Nagged.
20. What is the dictionary meaning (denotation) of the word puny in the sentence below?Buster was a puny dog. He couldn't even scare the cat that lived next door.
A) Small.
B) Large.
C) Noisy.
D) Heavy.
21. What word has a NEGATIVE Connotation for the definition:without haste.
A) Lazily.
B) Leisurely.
22. Which connotation is more positive? _____ people rode on the roller coaster.
A) Brave.
B) Foolhardy.
23. Connotation and denotation are ways to describe the meaning of.
A) Sentences.
B) Clauses.
C) Phrases.
D) Words.
24. Which connotation implies a situation is more serious?.
A) Disaster.
B) Problem.
C) Issue.
D) None of above.
25. Which phrase has a more negative connotation?.
A) Frown at someone.
B) Scowl at someone.