This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connotation And Denotation Quiz 3 (21 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the sentence that has the connotative meaning of the word blue. A) I love blue cars. B) When my cat died I felt so blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When my cat died I felt so blue. 2. Which connotation is MORE negative? I didn't like the ..... on the jester's face. A) Smirk. B) Grin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smirk. 3. I saw a big snake in the backyard. A) DENOTATION. B) CONNOTATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DENOTATION. 4. What does cloak mean in this sentence? The weather report says that thick, gray fog will cloak the entire city. A) To cover or hide. B) To make the sound of a frog. C) A loose outer garment like a cape. D) A large cloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cover or hide. 5. "RUTH (Soothingly, older than her years) Now ..... you taking it all too seriously. You just got strong-willed children and it takes a strong woman like you to keep 'em in hand." (A Raisin in the Sun, Act I, Scene One, 169)Does strong-willed have positive, negative or neutral connotations in this sentence? A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neutral. 6. Choose the word with the positive connotation. gathering ..... mob A) Mob. B) Gathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gathering. 7. Which is the best answer? Which is more serious? A) Problem. B) Disaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disaster. 8. Since dying my hair pink and wearing mismatched concerse sneakers, my pesky little brother says I'm ..... A) Unique. B) Special. C) Outgoing. D) Strange. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strange. 9. Choose the best answer, use the context clues. Which is better to say? A) Scrawny. B) Slender. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slender. 10. I like your jacket. It is very cool. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 11. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint:Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues. Although the problem was difficult to resolve, Sandra and John were ..... in searching for an answer. Their teacher was quite proud. A) Stubborn. B) Headstrong. C) Persistent. D) Bullheaded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persistent. 12. Select the sentence that has the connotative meaning of the word snake. A) Be careful hiking during the day; snakes may be out looking for water. B) Ralph Fiennes' character in the new movie is a cowardly snake. C) Snakes usually live in hot deserts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ralph Fiennes' character in the new movie is a cowardly snake. 13. These words all have the same meaning:steed, horse, nag. Which word has neither a positive or negative connotation? A) Horse. B) Nag. C) Steed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horse. 14. The words jump and hop would be considered ..... A) Connotations. B) Antonyms. C) Denotations. D) Synonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synonyms. 15. These words all describe types of shelters:house, shack, mansion. Which one has a negative connotation? A) Shack. B) Mansion. C) House. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shack. 16. Which of the following words below have a POSITIVE Connotation? nosy OR curious A) Curious. B) Nosy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Curious. 17. A word usually has only one connotation. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 18. 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) Nauseous. C) Fed up with. D) Bored. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fed up with. 19. Which of the following words below have a NEGATIVE Connotation? mob OR gathering A) Gathering. B) Mob. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mob. 20. Choose the best answer.Which would you be after a walk in the mud. A) Filthy. B) Dirty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Filthy. 21. Jump and hop are synonyms because ..... A) You can find them in the dictionary. B) They have an emotional meaning behind them. C) They have the same meaning. D) They mean opposite things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They have the same meaning. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesConnotation And Denotation Quiz 1Connotation And Denotation Quiz 2Advanced Vocabulary QuizAffixes QuizAnalogies QuizAntonyms QuizBasic Spanish Words QuizBusiness English Vocabulary QuizCollocations And Phrasal Verbs Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books