This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connotation And Denotation Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What word best describes the word connotation? A) Unknown meaning. B) Connotes. C) Dictionary. D) Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotion. 2. What is the denotation of the word rare? A) Frequent. B) Common. C) Scarce. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scarce. 3. Break denotation into syllables A) Den-ota-tion. B) Deno-tation. C) Denot-ation. D) De-no-ta-tion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) De-no-ta-tion. 4. The teacher's kingdom include thirty-seven smart and intelligent pupils and a conducive classroom. A) Denotative. B) Connotative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotative. 5. The dictionary meaning of a word is also known as ..... A) Denotation. B) Simile. C) OnomatopoeiaTagsLAFS.7.RI.2.4. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. 6. What word has a POSITIVE Connotation for the definition:discuss with others A) Debate. B) Argue. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Debate. 7. Read the sentence below.The sweet baby looked tranquil as he slept.In this case, the word sweet has a ..... connotation. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 8. Using context clues, choose the correct word that fits into the sentence.The president (delayed, hesitated) for a moment to see how his opponent would react to the statement. A) Delayed. B) Hesitated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hesitated. 9. Which of the following terms could be considered the actual DENOTATION (dictionary definition) for a term based on the three choices below?gathering, a large group, mob A) Gathering. B) A large group. C) Mob. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large group. 10. Which of the following words has a more formal connotation than "talk" ? A) Converse. B) Babble. C) Gossip. D) Chat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Converse. 11. Which best describes a summary? A) Main or most important idea of the text. B) A really long detailed piece of writing. C) A dumb thing teachers make you write. D) The entire text in your own words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main or most important idea of the text. 12. The word stench has a A) Negative connotation. B) Positive connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative connotation. 13. Home:a safe, private, warm place A) Parody. B) Metaphor. C) Denotation. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connotation. 14. A glass pane of our window was shattered by a cricket ball. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. 15. Mark was sick of receiving a dozen annoying e-mails with jokes from Sally every day. He dashed off a sloppy reply letting her know that he wasn't allowed to receive silly e-mails at school. What does the phrase 'dashed off' suggest that Mark did as it is used in the second sentence of this story? A) Ran away. B) Punctuated. C) Carelessly wrote. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carelessly wrote. 16. Which has the most NEGATIVE (-) connotation? A) A dirty shirt. B) A filthy shirt. C) A soiled shirt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A filthy shirt. 17. The large, black bear rummaged through the trash then pushed in the screen on the kitchen window to reach a loaf of bread on the counter. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. 18. What is the denotation of the word late? A) Tardy. B) Prompt. C) Missing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tardy. 19. Jackie screamed and pulled her hand away from the scalding water. It means that ..... ? A) It is icily cold. B) It is amazingly cold. C) It is pretty warm. D) It is painfully hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is painfully hot. 20. Read the sentence below. What is the denotation of the word superior? My old computer kept running out of batteries. My new one is superior. A) Better. B) Positive. C) Worse. D) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Better. 21. How would you characterize the tone of the following sentence: "I won the game fair and square-and I'll fight anyone who says differently!" A) Angry. B) Deceitful. C) Bored. D) Delighted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Angry. 22. Differentiate between the connotation and denotation of the word "youthful." A) Denotation:young in age; Connotation:immature. B) Denotation:young in age; Connotation:energetic and lively. C) Denotation:energetic and lively; Connotation:young in age. D) Denotation:immature; Connotation:young in age. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation:young in age; Connotation:energetic and lively. 23. I am now becoming an elephant, gaining every week pounds by pounds. A) Connotative. B) Denotative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotative. 24. The word 'Family' can have various connotative meanings. Which of the following is NOT a possible connotative meaning of 'Family'? A) A group of people related by blood or marriage. B) A close-knit community or group with shared values. C) A random collection of individuals with no connection. D) A support system providing love and care. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A random collection of individuals with no connection. 25. Arjun found two vases at a garage sale. One was labeled as 'antique' and the other as 'old'. Which label implies the vase is worth more? A) Antique. B) Old. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antique. 26. The denotation of feast is ..... A) Dinner. B) Slop. C) Smorgasbord. D) Feast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dinner. 27. POSITIVE CONNOTATION:Her methods of solving problems are sometimes ..... A) Unusual. B) Bizarre. C) Outrageous. D) Inane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unusual. 28. What type of connotation does the word respectful have? (That child is respectful.) A) Positive. B) Neutral. C) I don't know. D) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 29. Choose the connotation of this sentence? The eerie fog hovered in front of the abandoned house? A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 30. Choose the word to fill in the blank that has a more positive connotation.You can sit at a table or in a ..... booth. 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