This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connotation And Denotation Quiz 25 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does "book" mean in "a bookworm" ? A) A person who loves reading. B) A collection of pages. C) A boring person. D) A type of insect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who loves reading. 2. Which vocabulary word is a synonym for "victory" ? A) Dangling. B) Triumph. C) Hovering. D) Attain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Triumph. 3. The word irresponsible has a A) Negative connotation. B) Positive connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative connotation. 4. What is the connotative meaning of the word COOL? A) New beginning. B) Knowledge. C) Innocence. D) Protective. E) Calmness. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Calmness. 5. 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 the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragrance (+). 6. Which vocabulary word means "using the same words or phrases over and over again" ? A) Repetition. B) Connotation. C) Denotation. D) Stanza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 7. In a literature class, Henry read a poem and felt a sense of patriotism. Elijah argued that the feeling was due to the connotation of the words used in the poem. What does Elijah mean by connotation? A) The dictionary definition of a word. B) The emotional or cultural connection of a word. C) The idea or feeling a word gives you. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The emotional or cultural connection of a word. 8. McDonald's is an expensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word has a ..... connotation. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 9. Which word has a POSITIVE connotation?Group or Clique? A) Group. B) Clique. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Group. 10. What is a negative connotation of ask? A) Request. B) Demand. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demand. 11. Which connotation is negative?I ate a ..... sandwich. A) Soggy. B) Ham and cheese. C) Delicious. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soggy. 12. Paul had never practiced being tactful, and some people considered him blunt to the point of rudeness.Choose a synonym for blunt that has the same connotation. A) Direct. B) Having an edge or point that is not sharp. C) Roundabout. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct. 13. William annoys his friends because he's so ..... when it comes to money. (They're annoyed so a negative word!) A) Frugal. B) Thrifty. C) Stingy. D) Generous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stingy. 14. Infer whether this sentence is positive or negative. My mom is cheap when she goes grocery shopping. A) Negative. B) Positive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative. 15. Use the word "home" in a sentence that highlights its connotation. A) The home is located at 123 Maple Street. B) Home is where the heart is. C) The home has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. D) The home was built in 1995. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Home is where the heart is. 16. Samuel, Elijah, and Lily went to a toy store. Samuel is very careful about spending his pocket money. He only buys what he really needs. Elijah admires this quality in Samuel, so he calls him ..... Hint:Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues. A) Thirfty. B) Miserly. C) Stingy. D) Selfish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thirfty. 17. The dictionary definition of a word; the literal meaning of a word A) Connotation. B) Meaning. C) Denotation. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denotation. 18. In the sentence 'The politician was very economical with the truth, ' what is the connotation of the word 'economical'? A) Positive, suggesting carefulness. B) Neutral, suggesting balance. C) Positive, suggesting generosity. D) Negative, suggesting dishonesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Negative, suggesting dishonesty. 19. Question:What is a denotation? A) The emotion a word carries. B) The feelings a word has associated with it. C) The literal meaning of a word. D) How a word sounds to a reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The literal meaning of a word. 20. Wisely is working on an assingment that is difficult to understand. Which is the best way she could describe her situation to her teacher while keeping an up-beat, positive connotation? A) This assignment seems impossible. I really need help. B) This assignment is too hard. It is hurting my brain. Send help!. C) This assignment is confusing to me, could you help clarify? Thank you!. D) Do I have to do this assignment?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This assignment is confusing to me, could you help clarify? Thank you!. 21. Read the following sentence: "The abandoned house looked eerie in the moonlight."What is the emotional tone of the word "eerie" ? A) Mysterious. B) Joyful. C) AngryTagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. D) Calm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mysterious. 22. Using context clues, which word has a more positive connotation in the sentence?The employees tried to (haggle, bargain ) with their employer over pay raises. A) Haggle. B) Bargain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bargain. 23. What is the denotative meaning of the word "dead?" A) Boring. B) Unusually quiet setting. C) Absent of life and/or animation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absent of life and/or animation. 24. Give the connotation of nosy:My Aunt Joanna is NOSY, because she is always in everyone's business. A) Negative. B) Positive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative. 25. After watching Mrs. Wilkins with her neighbor's rowdy kids, I can honestly say that woman is a dove at heart. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 26. Which word is a synonym for "difficult" that fits in the sentence: "The exam was so ..... that only a few students passed." A) Hard. B) Simple. C) Easy. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard. 27. This term means to use a strong exaggeration: A) Idiom. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 28. The term 'Connotation' refers to: A) The emotional or cultural associations attached to a word. B) A grammatical rule. C) A type of punctuation. D) The literal meaning of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The emotional or cultural associations attached to a word. 29. Cell phones are essential in today's world. You see stories all the time about people using cell phones to escape broken down elevators or rubble from earthquakes or hurricanes. Which word could replace the word essential in the sentence and has a positive connotation? A) Important. B) Different. C) Conversation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Important. 30. Dignified is a ..... Connotation. A) Positive. B) Neutral. C) Negative. D) None of the above. 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