This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connotation And Denotation Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word is a synonym for "difficult" that fits in the sentence: "The exam was so ..... that only a few students passed." A) Easy. B) Simple. C) Hard. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hard. 2. This term means to use a strong exaggeration: A) Personification. B) Idiom. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 3. The term 'Connotation' refers to: A) The literal meaning of a word. B) The emotional or cultural associations attached to a word. C) A type of punctuation. D) A grammatical rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The emotional or cultural associations attached to a word. 4. Cell phones are essential in today's world. You see stories all the time about people using cell phones to escape broken down elevators or rubble from earthquakes or hurricanes. Which word could replace the word essential in the sentence and has a positive connotation? A) Important. B) Different. C) Conversation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Important. 5. Dignified is a ..... Connotation. A) Positive. B) Neutral. C) Negative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 6. Choose the word with the positive connotation.gathering ..... mob A) Gathering. B) Mob. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gathering. 7. What is the connotation of the sentence? Use the words in bold to help you. "I was again actively testing the chains which tightly bound my individuality like a mummy for burial." A) The narrator feels trapped and is trying to get out. B) The narrator feels like she has to be like everyone else. C) The narrator feels like she is able to express herself and be who she wants to be. D) The narrator feels like she is about to break the chains to be who she wants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The narrator feels trapped and is trying to get out. 8. 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. 9. Grandpa came to their house every summer. Sure, Grandpa could be a real prune, but that was just Grandpa! What is the denotation of the word prune? A) Dried plum. B) Apricot. C) Raisin. D) Grape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dried plum. 10. Evaluate the tone of the following sentence based on word selection: "The little girl skipped happily down the sunny path." A) Sad. B) Angry. C) Joyful. D) Fearful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joyful. 11. Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a positive or negative connotation? A) Positive. B) Negative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 12. Select the term with the most positive connotation.My sweet little (hound, pooch, mutt) never barks at strangers. She is an angel of a dog. A) Hound. B) Pooch. C) Mutt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pooch. 13. Which phrase has a negative connotative meaning? A) He wasted his time playing PUBG instead of studying. B) He invested his time in his schooling, and now he's first in his class. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wasted his time playing PUBG instead of studying. 14. What is the connotation of the word 'childlike'? A) Negative. B) Positive. C) Neutral. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive. 15. Which term refers to the feelings that a word evokes-positive, negative, or neutral? A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Shades of meaning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 16. What does the word 'selective' mean? A) Having a negative connotation. B) Having a positive connotation. C) Being picky. D) Being careful in your choice of things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being careful in your choice of things. 17. Jackie screamed and pulled her hand away from the scalding water. Her hand was bright red and hurting. What does the word 'scalding' suggest about the water in the sentence above? A) Icily cold. B) Painfully hot. C) Amazingly cold. D) Pretty warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Painfully hot. 18. The denotation of the word "magnitude" is: A) Size or severity. B) Speed. C) Color. D) Attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Size or severity. 19. Mark was an inquisitive child. He wanted to know about everything that happened in the little town of Chesapeake. What is the denotation of the meaning inquisitive as it is used above? A) Curious, interested. B) Interesting, unusual. C) Intelligent, smart. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Curious, interested. 20. Dictionary definition A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. 21. Elderly is a ..... Connotation. A) Positive. B) Neutral. C) Negative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neutral. 22. My grandmother is thrifty. She never throws out old clothes and saves all her jars to reuse as glasses.How would the meaning of the sentence change if the author used the word "cheap" instead of word "thrifty" ? A) The writer would seem unafraid. B) The grandmother would seem unknown. C) The writer would seem seem uncertain. D) The grandmother would seem ungenerous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The grandmother would seem ungenerous. 23. William annoys his friends because he's so ..... when it comes to money.(They're annoyed so you need a NEGATIVE word.) A) Economical. B) Thrifty. C) Stingy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stingy. 24. A thoughtful response A) Positive Connotation. B) Negative Connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Connotation. 25. The word 'Lit' is the past tense of 'to light', but connotatively it could be used to describe something as exciting or amazing. Is this a positive or negative connotation? A) Positive. B) Negative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. ← 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