This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connotation And Denotation Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Some of the monkeys made ..... faces. A) Hilarious. B) Amusing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hilarious. 2. Read the sentence below:What is the meaning of the word superior?My old computer kept running low on battery. My new one is superior. A) Worse. B) Better. C) Positive. D) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Better. 3. The hunter was able to close on his prey. Which sentence uses the word close in the same way it is used above? A) Soon rubble and stone will close the old passage. B) The best part was during the close of the show. C) The ship planned to close on the enemy submarine. D) The golfer kept getting close to a hole-in-one. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ship planned to close on the enemy submarine. 4. A denotation is a positive association. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. An easygoing friend A) Positive Connotation. B) Negative Connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Connotation. 6. Which one of the following two words has the most positive connotation? A) Unique. B) Strange. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unique. 7. The dictionary definition refers to A) Denotation. B) Antonym. C) Connotation. D) Synonym. E) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. 8. What is the figurative meaning of the phrase 'break a leg'? A) To encourage someone to dance. B) To encourage someone to exercise. C) To wish someone good luck. D) To wish someone bad luck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To wish someone good luck. 9. What is the denotative meaning of the word DOG? A) Shape. B) To glow. C) Barks. D) Reptile. E) Bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barks. 10. Choose the negative word:People thought the student who kept calling out in class was ..... A) Enthusiastic. B) Impatient. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impatient. 11. When students walked into their history class yesterday, they were shocked to find Mr. Worthington dressed like President Washington. The students were baffled at why their social studies teacher had dressed up in old clothes.In the context of this sentence, what is the denotation of the word baffled? A) Confused. B) Shocked. C) Embarrassed. D) Amused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confused. 12. Can connotations be positive or negative? A) Only Positive. B) Only Negative. C) Both. D) It doesn't matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 13. Give the connotation of wise:Owls are WISE. A) Negative. B) Positive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive. 14. Which one of these words can have a positive and a negative connotation depending on the context? A) Horrid. B) Tough. C) Endearing. D) Anaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tough. 15. Teddy entered every fencing match thinking he could win but never bragged. Therefore, his teammates saw him as a ..... competitor. A) Sure. B) Confident. C) Decent. D) Cocky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confident. 16. Identify the sentence with a positive connotation. A) The stench of the garbage was overwhelming. B) The odor of the chemicals was strong. C) The aroma of the food was inviting. D) The smell of the smoke was suffocating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The aroma of the food was inviting. 17. I hate that my friend is ..... ; he never listens to me! A) Steadfast. B) Tenacious. C) Stubborn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stubborn. 18. What is the connotation of the word "fragrance" ? A) A pleasant and sweet smell. B) A strong and overpowering smell. C) A neutral smell. D) An unpleasant smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A pleasant and sweet smell. 19. Writers use this to communicate positive or negative feelings in their writing. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 20. What is the denotation of "gaze" ? A) To watch from afar. B) To observe closely. C) To look steadily. D) To stare intimidatingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To look steadily. 21. Write a negative connotation:I ate a (a) sandwich. A) A. soggy. B) Moist. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. soggy. 22. If someone tells you that your new perfume has an interesting stench, they are paying you a compliment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. The word privacy has a A) Negative connotation. B) Positive connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive connotation. 24. What word gives a POSITIVE connotation? A) Tearing. B) Vibrant. C) Gory. D) Screeching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vibrant. 25. Hostile and aggressive ..... hostile has a more ..... connotation. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Extreme. D) Wild. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 26. Words that are similar in meaning, but have varying levels of intensity A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Shades of meaning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shades of meaning. 27. The connotation of the word child. A) Innocent. B) Human being. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innocent. 28. Home has a connotation for most people of: A) Spaciousness. B) Cleanliness. C) Family. D) Vulnerability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family. 29. A connotation can be both positive and negative. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Which word has a more negative connotation:'mob' or 'crowd'? A) Neither has a negative connotation. B) Both have the same connotation. C) Crowd. D) Mob. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crowd. 31. Denotation is the A) Dictionary definition of a word. B) The negative or positive association with the word. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dictionary definition of a word. 32. What does the term 'diction' refer to in literature? A) The choice and use of words and phrases. B) The literal meaning of a word. C) The emotional association of a word. D) The structure of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The choice and use of words and phrases. 33. The denotation of a word can change based on my personal experience with a word. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 34. Identify the sentence that demonstrates formal diction. A) Hey, what's up?. B) Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. C) How's it going?. D) Yo, check this out!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. 35. What does the word "snake" imply when referring to a person? A) A legless reptile. B) A harmless creature. C) A symbol of wisdom. D) A deceitful person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A deceitful person. 36. Choose the most negative connotation:The couple bought the ..... furniture. A) Cheapest. B) Most inexpensive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheapest. 37. What is the denotation of the word "swiftly" in this sentence: "The rabbit moved swiftly to avoid the predator." A) Quickly. B) Creepily. C) Loudly. D) Slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly. 38. Select the connotative meaning of the word "tea" A) A type of drink brewed from leaves. B) A letter in the alphabet. C) A revelation or a secret. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A revelation or a secret. 39. Choose the more NEGATIVE (-) word:Steve was good at many things. He was pretty ..... because of this. A) Full of himself. B) Proud. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full of himself. 40. Choose the word with the more POSITIVE (+) connotation. A) He chuckled at the joke. B) He snickered at the joke. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He chuckled at the joke. 41. Organize the connotations of the following words:Slop, feast, dinner A) Negative, positive, neutral. B) Positive, neutral, negative. C) Positive, negative, neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative, positive, neutral. 42. ..... is the state of being first in importance. A) Primacy. B) Segregate. C) Germane. D) Stethoscope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primacy. 43. Denotation relies partly on your personal interpretation of a word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 44. Choose the word with the positive connotation.skinny ..... slender A) Skinny. B) Slender. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slender. 45. The dictionary definition is also know as the ..... ? A) Connotation. B) Definition. C) Denotation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denotation. 46. Word that means the roughly same thing A) Synonym. B) Connotation. C) Context clue. D) Etymology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonym. 47. Which sentence best illustrates the use of connotation? A) She is a shining star in her field. B) The sun is a star. C) Stars are luminous spheres of plasma. D) The star is 4.3 light years away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is a shining star in her field. 48. Consider the below phrase, and choose the word with the connotation that fits the phrase:"This coffee is very ( ..... ):just the way I like it!" A) Bitter. B) Strong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong. 49. Which connotation is MORE positive?We saw ..... animals in the animal house. A) Fascinating. B) Weird. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascinating. 50. Which is more serious? A problem or a disaster? A) Problem. B) Disaster. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disaster. 51. Which figurative language term is "to make an extreme exaggeration such as the following:I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!" A) Synecdoche. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 52. Is house a negative or positive connotation? A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neither positive or negative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither positive or negative. 53. You look up synonyms for the word minimal. Which word do you see? A) Least. B) Obvious. C) Largest. D) Unclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Least. 54. The embers in the fireplace continued to glow long after the party had ended. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. 55. The emotional and imaginative meaning of the word being used. A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 56. Determine the connotation of cackle? A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 57. Analyze the connotations of "leader" and "boss." Which one is more likely to be used in a positive context? A) Leader. B) Boss. C) Both are equally positive. D) Neither is positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leader. 58. When we say "I'm going to call it a night" A) Stick with it. B) He missed out on an opportunity. C) I'm going to bed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I'm going to bed. 59. The connections a reader might make to a word, or the emotional and/or figurative (not literal) meaning of a word A) Etymology. B) Denotation. C) Connotation. D) Context clues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotation. 60. The word "weasel" has the ..... of a small, furry animal. However, there is the ..... that a weasel is a person who is sketchy or should not be trusted. A) Denotation/Connotation. B) Connotation/Denotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation/Connotation. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesConnotation And Denotation Quiz 1Connotation And Denotation Quiz 2Connotation And Denotation Quiz 3Connotation And Denotation Quiz 4Connotation And Denotation Quiz 5Connotation And Denotation Quiz 6Connotation And Denotation Quiz 7Connotation And Denotation Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books