This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connotation And Denotation Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the connotative meaning of the word FATHER? A) Protective. B) New beginning. C) Innocence. D) Knowledge. E) Calmness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protective. 2. Identify the connotation of the word "slender" in the following sentence: "The slender model walked down the runway." A) Negative. B) Ambiguous. C) Positive. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive. 3. The word assertive has a A) Negative connotation. B) Positive connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive connotation. 4. Identify which word has a more negative connotation. A) Cluttered. B) Messy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Messy. 5. What is the denotation of the word 'juvenile'? A) Childish. B) Young or youthful. C) Immature. D) Naive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Young or youthful. 6. Slender is a ..... connotation. A) Positive. B) Neutral. C) Negative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 7. Denotative is to literal as connotative is to ..... A) Figurative. B) Dictionary definition. C) Tone. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figurative. 8. The author's attitude towards the subject, as conveyed through their choice of words and style. A) Mood. B) Denotation. C) Tone. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 9. Authors attitude towards the character or situation, based on the words they use A) Fact. B) Bias. C) Tone. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 10. NOT based on logic or reasoning A) Rationalize. B) Dispute. C) Irrational. D) Annotate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irrational. 11. In literature, what is the term for the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader? A) Tone. B) Characterization. C) Mood. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 12. Which of the following words below have a NEGATIVE Connotation?nosy OR curious A) Nosy. B) Curious. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nosy. 13. What is the correct name for a story that ends with a period?Example:I am a member of the BHS band. A) Inperative. B) Exclamatory. C) Declarative. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declarative. 14. Which sentence has the most negative connotation? A) Ana is a proud person. B) Ana is a snooty person. C) Ana is a friendly person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ana is a snooty person. 15. I smirked at my phone. A) Negative. B) Positive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative. 16. The dictionary meaning of a word that is used in something you are reading is known as what? A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. 17. The emotional atmosphere created by a piece of writing, which influences how the reader feels. A) Mood. B) Denotation. C) Connotation. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 18. Shy is a ..... connotation. A) Positive. B) Neutral. C) Negative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neutral. 19. The word thin, as in "You look so thin" has a ..... connotation. A) Negative. B) Positive. C) Neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neutral. 20. Which connotation is more negative?I didn't like the ..... on the jester's face. A) Smirk. B) Smile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smirk. 21. The sight of green beans make Ava gag. She ..... them. A) Gags. B) Devours. C) Loathes. D) Runs from. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loathes. 22. You look up synonyms for minimal. What do you see? A) Least. B) Unclear. C) Largest. D) Obvious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Least. 23. Which word has a more NEGATIVE connotation? Snicker / Chuckle A) Chuckle. B) Snicker. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snicker. 24. Which connotation Is more positive?Our trip to the park was ..... A) Fine. B) Wonderful. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wonderful. 25. "You are childish" has a ..... connotation. A) Negative. B) Neutral. C) Positive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive. 26. Select the synonym for "intelligent" that best completes the sentence: "The ..... student solved the complex problem quickly." A) Bright. B) Slow. C) Clumsy. D) Dull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bright. 27. What is the CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text? A) The universal truth, moral lesson, or message that the author intends for the audience. B) A full paragraph SUMMARY of a text. C) The type of CONFLICT used throughout a text. D) What the text is MOSTLY about. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What the text is MOSTLY about. 28. The denotative meaning of 'chicken' is ..... A) A domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl. B) Withdraw from or fail in something through lack of nerve; to act cowardly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl. 29. How the reader feels about the text while reading. A) Opinion. B) Metaphor. C) Mood. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 30. What type of connotation does the word weird have? (That person is weird.) A) I don't know. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) Positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 31. A word's denotation is A) Its incorrect spellin. B) Its correct spelling. C) The emotion associated with the word. D) The dictionary definition of the word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dictionary definition of the word. 32. Does this word have a positive or negative connotation?CHEAP A) Positive. B) Negative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 33. Is this an example of denotation?Chicken-a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one. A) Yes. B) Not really . C) Maybeeee!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 34. Conclude whether this sentence is positive or negative. My mom is economical when she goes grocery shopping. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 35. Apply connotation in writing by choosing the word with the most positive connotation to complete the sentence: "The teacher was very ..... in her feedback." A) Critical. B) Supportive. C) Harsh. D) Judgmental. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supportive. 36. Home:where one resides or lives A) Rhetoric. B) Syntax. C) Connotation. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Denotation. 37. Which word has a more negative connotation than "unique" ? A) Strange. B) Unusual. C) Rare. D) Distinctive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strange. 38. Identify the denotation of the word "snake" in the following sentence: "The snake slithered across the path." A) A type of reptile. B) A dangerous creature. C) A symbol of evilTagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. D) A deceitful person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of reptile. 39. Odd and unique ..... unique has a ..... connotation. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 40. Casey was such a dynamic leader; she easily won class president . A) Positive connotation. B) Neutral Connotation. C) Negative Connotation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive connotation. 41. What is the connotation of the word 'picky'? A) Neutral. B) Negative. C) Positive. D) Both positive and negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 42. What is the correct name for a sentence that ends with a question mark? Example:Did you do your homework? A) Interrogative. B) Imperative. C) Exclamatory. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrogative. 43. My brother is so tight and cheap, Mom says, "That kid squeaks when he walks" . A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 44. What is the denotation of the word "spectacles" ? A) A dull sight. B) A striking performance or display. C) Magnifying glass used to see things more clearly. D) Glasses that are worn to correct someones vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glasses that are worn to correct someones vision. 45. As role models to your younger siblings, you have to plant in them the value of kindness. A) Denotative. B) Connotative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotative. 46. Which of the following phrases has a literal meaning: A) Heart of gold. B) Piece of cake. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piece of cake. 47. Base 1 n. a thing or part on which something rests; 2 adj. Not honorable or moral; 3 v. to use as a base or basis for; EstablishWhich sentence used the word base as it is defined by definition 1? A) The judge based the decision on many facts. B) Gertrude's conduct was crude and base. C) Kim will base her opinion on months of research. D) Sharon chose a gold base fro the lamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sharon chose a gold base fro the lamp. 48. The twinkle in Millie's eyes says all there is to say about her feelings for the boy next door. A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 49. Select which word has a more negative connotation. A) Unusual. B) Weird. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weird. 50. What is the term for the writer's attitude toward the audience and subject matter? A) Mood. B) Denotation. C) Connotation. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. 51. Type of connotation that does not make you feel good or bad, just in the middle A) Positive connotation. B) Neutral connotation. C) Negative connotation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neutral connotation. 52. Choose the most positive connotation:Some students saw a ..... giraffe at the zoo. A) Fascinating. B) Weird. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascinating. 53. Avery was reading a book on linguistics and came across the term 'polysemous'. Can you help Avery understand what the term 'polysemous' means? A) Avery multitasking. B) A term having multiple meanings. C) Avery using multimedia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A term having multiple meanings. 54. Which connotation in the sentence is more negative?We bought (a) tee shirts at the water park. A) A. cheap. B) Inexpensive. C) Fancy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. cheap. 55. Ollie ..... science so much that he can talk about it for hours. A) Adores. B) Appreciates. C) Dreads. D) Loathes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adores. 56. Which would you be if you hadn't eaten for several days? A) Hungry. B) Starving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Starving. 57. Connotation can be described by all of the following EXCEPT A) Negative. B) Synonym. C) Positive. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synonym. 58. Which sentence uses a word with a negative connotation? A) The scent of the perfume was enchanting. B) The fragrance of the flowers was delightful. C) The aroma of the food was inviting. D) The stench of the garbage was overwhelming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The stench of the garbage was overwhelming. 59. The root HYDRO means A) Picture. B) Liquid. C) Write. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 60. Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words surprised and astounded? A) "Surprised" is an antonym of "astounded" . B) "Astounded" is more intense than "surprised" and implies that Julie was even more shocked. C) "Surprised" is more intense than "astounded" and implies that Julie was even more shocked. D) "Surprised" and "astounded" have different denotations. 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