This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connotation And Denotation Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Writers use this to communicate positive or negative feelings in their writing. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 2. What is the denotation of "gaze" ? A) To look steadily. B) To watch from afar. C) To stare intimidatingly. D) To observe closely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To look steadily. 3. Write a negative connotation:I ate a (a) sandwich. A) A. soggy. B) Moist. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. soggy. 4. If someone tells you that your new perfume has an interesting stench, they are paying you a compliment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. The word privacy has a A) Negative connotation. B) Positive connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive connotation. 6. What word gives a POSITIVE connotation? A) Screeching. B) Tearing. C) Vibrant. D) Gory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vibrant. 7. Hostile and aggressive ..... hostile has a more ..... connotation. A) Negative. B) Positive. C) Extreme. D) Wild. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive. 8. Words that are similar in meaning, but have varying levels of intensity A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Shades of meaning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shades of meaning. 9. The connotation of the word child. A) Innocent. B) Human being. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innocent. 10. Home has a connotation for most people of: A) Vulnerability. B) Spaciousness. C) Cleanliness. D) Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Family. 11. A connotation can be both positive and negative. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Which word has a more negative connotation:'mob' or 'crowd'? A) Neither has a negative connotation. B) Both have the same connotation. C) Crowd. D) Mob. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crowd. 13. What does the term 'diction' refer to in literature? A) The choice and use of words and phrases. B) The literal meaning of a word. C) The emotional association of a word. D) The structure of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The choice and use of words and phrases. 14. The denotation of a word can change based on my personal experience with a word. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 15. Identify the sentence that demonstrates formal diction. A) Hey, what's up?. B) Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. C) How's it going?. D) Yo, check this out!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. 16. What does the word "snake" imply when referring to a person? A) A legless reptile. B) A deceitful person. C) A symbol of wisdom. D) A harmless creature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A deceitful person. 17. Choose the most negative connotation:The couple bought the ..... furniture. A) Cheapest. B) Most inexpensive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheapest. 18. What is the denotation of the word "swiftly" in this sentence: "The rabbit moved swiftly to avoid the predator." A) Slowly. B) Quickly. C) Loudly. D) Creepily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly. 19. Select the connotative meaning of the word "tea" A) A type of drink brewed from leaves. B) A letter in the alphabet. C) A revelation or a secret. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A revelation or a secret. 20. Choose the more NEGATIVE (-) word:Steve was good at many things. He was pretty ..... because of this. A) Full of himself. B) Proud. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full of himself. 21. Abundant A) Positive meaning (+). B) Negative meaning (-). C) Neutral meaning (=). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive meaning (+). 22. Choose the word with the more POSITIVE (+) connotation. A) He chuckled at the joke. B) He snickered at the joke. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He chuckled at the joke. 23. Organize the connotations of the following words:Slop, feast, dinner A) Negative, positive, neutral. B) Positive, neutral, negative. C) Positive, negative, neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative, positive, neutral. 24. ..... is the state of being first in importance. A) Stethoscope. B) Primacy. C) Segregate. D) Germane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primacy. 25. Denotation relies partly on your personal interpretation of a word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesConnotation And Denotation Quiz 1Connotation And Denotation Quiz 2Connotation And Denotation Quiz 3Connotation And Denotation Quiz 4Connotation And Denotation Quiz 5Connotation And Denotation Quiz 6Connotation And Denotation Quiz 7Connotation And Denotation Quiz 8Connotation And Denotation Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books