This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Connotation And Denotation – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connotation And Denotation Quiz 34 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of connotation does the word quiet have? (My friend is quiet.) A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neutral. 2. Arrogant is a ..... connotation. A) Positive. B) Neutral. C) Negative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative. 3. Which sentence uses words with the most negative connotation? A) We all pitched in on the same activity. B) We all worked together on the same task. C) We all toiled away on the same chore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We all toiled away on the same chore. 4. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint:Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.Paco appreciated the gallery owner's effort ..... to include artwork from the local community. A) Deliberate. B) Calculating. C) Shrewd. D) Cunning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deliberate. 5. Which word has a more negative connotation:'curious' or 'nosy'? A) Neither has a negative connotation. B) Nosy. C) Curious. D) Both have the same connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nosy. 6. Choose the word with the most light-hearted connotation.My friend and I ..... over a cup of tea. A) Chitchat. B) Conference. C) Debate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chitchat. 7. What is the denotative meaning of the word HEART? A) Barks. B) Bird. C) Reptile. D) Shape. E) To glow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shape. 8. Which sentence uses denotation correctly? A) The word 'home' denotes a place where one lives. B) The word 'home' connotes a feeling of warmth and safety. C) The word 'home' denotes a feeling of warmth and safety. D) The word 'home' connotes a place where one lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The word 'home' denotes a place where one lives. 9. A writer must be aware of the connotation of a word used in a sentence so that the correct feeling is established. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Which of the following terms could be considered the actual DENOTATION (dictionary definition) for a term based on the three choices below?slim, skinny, less than average build A) Slim. B) Skinny. C) Less than average build. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less than average build. 11. A connotation ..... A) Is the precise, literal and explicit definition of a word that might be found in a dictionary. B) Refers to a wide array of positive and negative associations that most words naturally carry with them. C) Is a two principal methods of describing meanings of words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refers to a wide array of positive and negative associations that most words naturally carry with them. 12. Father ..... someone who is strong and protective of his family. A) Denotes. B) Connotes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotes. 13. Proud is a ..... connotation. A) Positive. B) Neutral. C) Negative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neutral. 14. Denotation-the dictionary definition A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Grandpa is thrifty. A) Generous. B) Spends money wisely. C) Innocent. D) A nectar-feeding insect. E) Strongly felt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spends money wisely. 16. In ..... you must remember what is around the context of a word. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 17. Which connotation is MORE positive?We saw ..... animals at the zoo. A) Interesting. B) Weird. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interesting. 18. Which of the following words below have a POSITIVE Connotation?nosy OR curious A) Nosy. B) Curious. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Curious. 19. What is an idea or feeling that a word puts off or suggests. A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 20. How the reader feels while reading the piece of writing A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Tone. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mood. 21. Which connotation is neutral?We bought ..... souvenirs at the amusement park. A) Cheap. B) Inexpensive. C) T-shirt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) T-shirt. 22. Choose the negative word:STEVE WAS GOOD AT A LOT OF THINGS. IT WAS SAFE TO SAY THAT HE WAS ..... A) Full of himself. B) Proud. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full of himself. 23. Mark was sick of receiving a dozen annoying emails with jokes from Sally every day. He dashed off a sloppy reply letting her know that he wasn't allowed to receive silly emails at school. What does the phrase dashed off suggest that Mark did as it is used in the second sentence? A) Ambled. B) Carelessly wrote. C) Punctuated. D) Ran away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carelessly wrote. 24. Which word is more negative: "fragrance" or "stench" ? A) Fragrance. B) Stench. C) Both are equally negative. D) Neither is negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stench. 25. She is childlike. A) Generous. B) Spends money wisely. C) Innocent. D) A nectar-feeding insect. E) Strongly felt. 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