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Connotation And Denotation Quiz 5 (60 MCQs)

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1. A person's experiences determine the connotations he or she associates with a word.
2. Which word has a NEGATIVE connotation?Sweet or Cloying?
3. Jackie screamed and pulled her hand away from the scalding water. Her hand was bright red and hurting.What does the word scalding suggest about the water in the sentence above?
4. Which is worth more?
5. Which of the sentences below uses words with positive connotations?
6. 1. An idea or feeling that a word puts off or suggests.
7. Select the denotation meaning of the word "cheap"
8. The root Graph/Gram mean .....
9. Lamb = innocence, gentleness
10. Which of these does not reflect what "connotation" means?
11. Which connotation is more positive? ..... people rode on the roller coaster.
12. What is the denotation of "book" ?
13. The word joy has a
14. It is the definition of a word from a dictionary.
15. Daniel's doctor said, "I recommend a low-fat, low-carbohydrate diet because you are becoming ..... " (Positive word that wouldn't insult a patient)
16. I have done business with the man in the green shirt before. Take my advice; he's nothing but a snake when it comes to money.
17. What is a negative connotation for funny?
18. Which sentence has a more negative connotation?
19. Butterflies fly gently.
20. How does connotation affect the tone of a sentence?
21. A thesis statement (Answer) in a writing paragraph should begin with:I thinkI believeIn my opinion
22. It is the feelings and ideas associated with a word.
23. Emori was assigned 20 problems for her math homework. She has already completed 12 of them. To find how many problems she has left, what is the correct equation needed?
24. Connotations refers to a meaning that is implied by a word. Connotations are often decided by cultural and emotional meanings. If someone called you childish, would it be considered a negative, positive, or neutral connotation?
25. What is the denotative meaning of the word DOVE?
26. Which words best helps your find the connotation of the word?The melancholy of those black days hasleft so long a shadow that it darkens thepath of years that have since gone by.
27. The literal or dictionary definition of a word
28. The denotation of the word "ancient" is:
29. What word has a POSITIVE Connotation for the definition:ask of someone
30. Connotation is a type of figurative language.
31. An idea or feeling that a word puts off or suggests.
32. Dale kept telling his mother the matter was grave. They had to report the person that hit their car today.What is the dictionary meaning of the word grave in the sentence above?
33. Give the denotation:delicate
34. What is the denotation of the word slender?
35. I hear my brother talking on the phone with his girlfriend. I hear my brother chatting on the phone with his girlfriend. How does the connotation of the word chatting in the second sentence convey the author's purpose?
36. 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 word 'sick' suggest Mark was feeling as it is used in the first sentence of this story?
37. Which word has a more positive connotation: "childlike" or "childish" ?
38. Brownie 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?
39. ..... is a vowel sound that occurs repeatedly in poetry.
40. Which sentence is the denotation of the word "fuzzy" ?
41. Choose the most appropriate word(s) that can be inserted in the blank. What makes Jewel so difficult to understand is that she is rather .....
42. In 'Harry Potter', Professor Snape's first name, Severus, means serious, strict, and severe. The character of Professor Snape is also serious and strict. This is an example of which of the following?
43. The literal meaning of a word, as found in the dictionary.
44. The energetic children were boisterous all day on the beach.
45. Define the word denotation
46. Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the difference between connotation and denotation?
47. In the sentence 'The politician's speech was full of rhetoric, ' what is the connotation of the word 'rhetoric'?
48. Helen was guarded about her private life. She did not like to give anyone details about herself. What does the word 'guarded' suggest about Helen in the sentence above?
49. How can connotation and denotation impact the tone of a piece of writing?
50. Most NEGATIVE connotation of CHEAP:
51. In their English class, Nora, Elijah, and Arjun are learning about Connotation and Denotation, two ways to describe the meanings of .....
52. An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
53. At dawn the beauty of the nature starts to unfold.
54. When we say "Their fight was a storm in a teacup. ''
55. What is the denotation of the word nervous?
56. What word has a POSITIVE Connotation for the definition:a smell sensed by the olfactory nerve
57. Choose the sentence that uses the negative connotation of the CAPITALIZED word.
58. Warren said, "Rita is just what this company needs as a chief executive. I believe her assertive approach will help us return to profitability."Choose a synonym for assertive that has the same connotation.
59. Which is more serious?
60. Select the denotation meaning of the word "curious"
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