This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connotation And Denotation Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read the following sentence:A flock of flamingos slowly picked their way across the lawn towards the Gupta family where they stood waiting. How would the meaning of the sentence change is the author used the word "mob" instead of the word "flock" ? A) The flamingos would seem more indifferent. B) The flamingos would seem more threatening. C) The flamingos would seem more elegant. D) The flamingos would seem friendlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The flamingos would seem more threatening. 2. EcstaticexcitedhappyWhich of these is the most intense? A) Ecstatic. B) Excited. C) Happy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecstatic. 3. Mark was sick of getting a dozen annoying e-mails with jokes from Sally every day. He wrote a sloppy reply letting her know that he wasn't allowed to receive silly e-mails at school.What does the word "sick" 's connotation in the first sentence of this story? A) Full. B) Bored. C) Nauseous. D) Fed up with. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fed up with. 4. Explain the difference between connotation and denotation using the word "home." A) Denotation refers to the emotional feeling of safety, while connotation refers to a building. B) Denotation refers to a building, while connotation refers to the emotional feeling of safety. C) Denotation and connotation both refer to a building. D) Denotation and connotation both refer to the emotional feeling of safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation refers to a building, while connotation refers to the emotional feeling of safety. 5. Which of the following phrases has a literal meaning:'piece of cake' or 'heart of gold'? A) Slice of pie. B) Piece of cake. C) Walk in the park. D) Drop in the bucket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piece of cake. 6. The literary term "diction" refers to A) The dictionary definition of a word. B) The way we speak. C) An author's choice of words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An author's choice of words. 7. The emotion that a word generates, extra implied meaning A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 8. The connotation of the word dove. A) Bird. B) Peace. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peace. 9. Mark was sick of getting a dozen annoying e-mails with jokes from Sally every day. He wrote 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? A) Full. B) Nauseous. C) Fed up with. D) Bored. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fed up with. 10. Which phrase has negative connotation? A) A box filled with documents. B) A box crammed with documents. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A box crammed with documents. 11. Type of connotation that makes you feel dislike or bad about something A) Positive connotation. B) Neutral connotation. C) Negative connotation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative connotation. 12. What does "cluttered" imply? A) Spacious. B) Neat. C) Clean. D) Disorganized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disorganized. 13. What is the dictionary definition of a word? A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. 14. What is a positive connotation of ugly? A) Unattractive. B) Gruesome. C) Cute. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unattractive. 15. Write a negative connotation:Mike (a) us to go to the funny house. A) A. nagged. B) Reminded. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. nagged. 16. A word's denotation is its dictionary definition. But a word can also evoke certain thoughts and feelings. The thoughts and feelings associated with a certain word are called the connotation of the word. Words with the same denotation can have different connotations. Connotations can be positive, negative or neutral.Which of the following has a positive connotation? A) A strong reek. B) A strong aroma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A strong aroma. 17. The word hurricane has a A) Negative connotation. B) Positive connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative connotation. 18. An emotional and/or personal interpretation to a word other than its dictionary meaning. A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 19. Connotation is ..... A) The literal meaning of a word. B) Feelings you associate with a word. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feelings you associate with a word. 20. Which connotation is most positive? We saw ..... animals at the zoo. A) Strange. B) Werid. C) Fascinating. D) Different. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fascinating. 21. Which figurative language term means "to make a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as?" A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 22. "The sooner we move out of this (home, dump), " said Jack, "the happier I'll be." A) Dump. B) Home. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dump. 23. All words have a connotation and a denotation. If you look up the word 'snake' in the dictionary, it would define a reptile. If you called someone 'snake', it would be an example of a A) Positive connotation. B) Denotation. C) Negative connotation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative connotation. 24. Choose the most appropriate word that can be inserted in the blank. We were all so sorry to hear that you had gotten ..... from the plant. A) Fired. B) Let go. C) Kicked out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Let go. 25. Which word has the most negative connotation? A) Dirty. B) Dusty. C) Filthy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Filthy. 26. Sit down. What kind of sentence is this an example of. A) Declarative. B) Imperative. C) Exclamatory. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imperative. 27. The writer's attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Voice. D) Shift. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 28. When Mom discovered that Dad had forgotten to take out the trash, and Bruno, our huge boxer, had rummaged through it all day, Dad found himself in the doghouse with Mom. A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 29. Identify the connotation of the word 'home' in the sentence:'I can't wait to go home.' A) Negative and unsettling. B) Positive and comforting. C) Neutral and indifferent. D) Confusing and disorienting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive and comforting. 30. What is a connotation? A) A synonym of a negative word. B) A dictionary meaning of a word. C) A secondary meaning of a word created by others. D) An unknown word used to sound sophisticated. 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