This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connotation And Denotation Quiz 28 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the word with the positive connotation.skinny ..... slender A) Skinny. B) Slender. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slender. 2. The dictionary definition is also know as the ..... ? A) Connotation. B) Definition. C) Denotation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denotation. 3. Word that means the roughly same thing A) Synonym. B) Connotation. C) Etymology. D) Context clue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonym. 4. Which sentence best illustrates the use of connotation? A) The sun is a star. B) She is a shining star in her field. C) The star is 4.3 light years away. D) Stars are luminous spheres of plasma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is a shining star in her field. 5. Consider the below phrase, and choose the word with the connotation that fits the phrase:"This coffee is very ( ..... ):just the way I like it!" A) Bitter. B) Strong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong. 6. Which connotation is MORE positive?We saw ..... animals in the animal house. A) Fascinating. B) Weird. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascinating. 7. Which is more serious? A problem or a disaster? A) Problem. B) Disaster. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disaster. 8. Which figurative language term is "to make an extreme exaggeration such as the following:I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 9. Is house a negative or positive connotation? A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neither positive or negative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither positive or negative. 10. You look up synonyms for the word minimal. Which word do you see? A) Least. B) Unclear. C) Largest. D) Obvious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Least. 11. The embers in the fireplace continued to glow long after the party had ended. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. 12. The emotional and imaginative meaning of the word being used. A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 13. Determine the connotation of cackle? A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 14. Analyze the connotations of "leader" and "boss." Which one is more likely to be used in a positive context? A) Leader. B) Boss. C) Both are equally positive. D) Neither is positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leader. 15. When we say "I'm going to call it a night" A) Stick with it. B) He missed out on an opportunity. C) I'm going to bed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I'm going to bed. 16. What word has a NEGATIVE Connotation for the definition:without haste A) Leisurely. B) Lazily. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lazily. 17. Which word has a more positive connotation:'aroma' or 'stench'? A) Neither has a positive connotation. B) Both have the same connotation. C) Stench. D) Aroma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aroma. 18. The connections a reader might make to a word, or the emotional and/or figurative (not literal) meaning of a word A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Etymology. D) Context clues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 19. The word "weasel" has the ..... of a small, furry animal. However, there is the ..... that a weasel is a person who is sketchy or should not be trusted. A) Denotation/Connotation. B) Connotation/Denotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation/Connotation. 20. The associations and emotional overtones attached to a word beyond its literal definition A) Connotation. B) Diction. C) Hyperbole. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 21. What word best describes the word connotation? A) Emotion. B) Dictionary. C) Connotes. D) Unknown meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotion. 22. What is the denotation of the word rare? A) Frequent. B) Common. C) Scarce. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scarce. 23. Break denotation into syllables A) De-no-ta-tion. B) Deno-tation. C) Den-ota-tion. D) Denot-ation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) De-no-ta-tion. 24. The teacher's kingdom include thirty-seven smart and intelligent pupils and a conducive classroom. A) Denotative. B) Connotative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotative. 25. The dictionary meaning of a word is also known as ..... A) Personification. B) Denotation. C) Simile. D) OnomatopoeiaTagsLAFS.7.RI.2.4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. ← 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