This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connotation And Denotation Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Luna was excited to buy a new dress for her daughter, Evelyn, for her birthday. She had seen a beautiful dress in a boutique and thought it would be perfect for Evelyn. However, when she went to the store and ran her fingers across the fabric, she was disappointed to find that the dress was ..... Hint:Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues. A) Expensive. B) Pricey. C) Overpriced. D) Unaffordable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expensive. 2. Stan 's reckless plan to cross the railroad tracks to save time nearly cost him his life. A) Positive connotation. B) Neutral Connotation. C) Negative Connotation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative Connotation. 3. Denotations are positive or negative A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Solve the Equation:Micah had $ 17. He works over the weekend and earns more money. He now has $ 58 dollars. How much money did Micah earn over the weekend? A) $ 40. B) $ 75. C) $ 15. D) $ 41. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $ 41. 5. Which connotation is positive? A) Confident. B) Arrogant. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confident. 6. Which connotation implies a person is more demanding? A) Assertive. B) Bossy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bossy. 7. Organize the connotations of the following words:Sound, noise, tune A) Negative, positive, neutral. B) Positive, neutral, negative. C) Neutral, negative, positive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neutral, negative, positive. 8. Choose the word with the most positive connotation to finish the sentence:My history teacher gives very ..... assignments. A) Taxing. B) Challenging. C) Demanding. D) Perplexing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Challenging. 9. My mom screamed when she realized she won first place in the pie baking contest.Does the word "screamed" in the above sentence have a positive, negative, or neutral connotation? A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 10. Select the connotation meaning of the word "animal" A) Crazy, savage, not thinking straight. B) Living thing that is not a human or plant. C) Intelligent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crazy, savage, not thinking straight. 11. Connotation helps the reader understand the ..... in what you read. A) Tone. B) Rhyme scheme. C) Football. D) Denotaion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 12. Choose the word with the positive connotation.immature ..... youthful A) Immature. B) Youthful. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Youthful. 13. Bernard likes to know what other people are doing.Which has the more POSITIVE (+) connotation to describe him? A) Nosy. B) Curious. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Curious. 14. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint:Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.Although the problem was difficult to resolve, Sandra and John were ..... in searching for an answer. Their teacher was quite proud. A) Stubborn. B) Headstrong. C) Bullheaded. D) Persistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persistent. 15. Just because Ian has a portable speaker, does that make it okay for him to blare music in public? Does everyone in the vicinity have to be bombarded with his bad taste in music, even if they don't want to? Which of the following words in the sentence could the author have used instead of blare? A) Blast. B) Ring. C) Shout. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blast. 16. The word delayed has a A) Negative connotation. B) Positive connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive connotation. 17. Which would be worth more? Something old or something antique? A) Old. B) Antique. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antique. 18. Positive connotation of discuss A) Argue. B) Debate. C) Play. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debate. 19. Which phrase has a more negative connotation? A) Frown at someone. B) Scowl at someone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scowl at someone. 20. Read the sentence. Then, answer the question.Knowing how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide is fundamental to understanding mathematics.In the sentence, what does the word fundamental suggest about the need to know how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide? A) It is confusing. B) It is urgent. C) It is necessary. D) It is difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is necessary. 21. Reason why "economical" might be preferred over "cheap" when describing a product. A) Economical implies low quality, while cheap implies good value. B) Economical suggests good value, while cheap suggests low quality. C) Economical and cheap mean the same thing. D) Economical is a synonym for cheap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economical suggests good value, while cheap suggests low quality. 22. Ava, Luna, and Ethan went to a water park. They saw a stall selling tee shirts. Which word in the sentence conveys a more negative connotation if used to describe the tee shirts they bought?They bought (a) ..... tee shirts at the water park. A) Inexpensive. B) Fancy. C) Cheap. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cheap. 23. Choose the most POSITIVE connotation in the sentence below.I love spending time with Uncle Buck. He has a very (childlike, youthful, childish) outlook on life. A) Childlike. B) Youthful. C) Childish. D) Day old mac and cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Youthful. 24. Olivia was at the subway station when she saw Samuel jump onto the tracks to rescue a stranger's fallen bag. She thought Samuel was certainly ..... A) Courageous. B) Reckless. C) Rash. D) Foolhearty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Courageous. 25. The employees tried to (haggle, bargain ) with their employer over pay raises.To determine which word best fits in this sentence, you could use which strategy below? A) Use graphic organizers. B) Use a dictionary. C) Use a thesarus. D) Use context clues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use context clues. 26. Which word with similar denotation best completes each sentence with the correct connotation?Her ..... speech about the importance of fighting for justice was moving. A) Excited. B) Passionate. C) Eager. D) Enthusiastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passionate. 27. Denotation refers to the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. POSITIVE CONNOTATION:In that time, she has expressed many ..... opinions. A) Strong. B) Crazy. C) Questionable. D) Militant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong. 29. John is sick of receiving anonymous emails lately. It means that ..... ? A) He is full. B) He is fed up. C) He is bored. D) He is ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is fed up. 30. What is the difference between denotations and connotations? A) Denotations are the simple dictionary definition of a word, while connotations carry feelings of a word. B) Denotations are feelings, connotations aren't. C) Connotations are words that end in vowels, denotations are words that describe verbs. D) Denotations and connotations are the same exact thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotations are the simple dictionary definition of a word, while connotations carry feelings of a word. ← 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