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Connotation And Denotation Quiz 4 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which word has the more positive connotation?
2. Which synonym of smart has a positive connotation?
3. Which figurative language term means "to imitate a thing with an action or by the making of sounds such as a buzz, hiss, or bark?"
4. The word 'home' often evokes feelings of warmth and comfort. This is an example of .....
5. True or False:Words can have positive, negative, or neutral connotations.
6. Explain how connotation and denotation can affect the meaning of a sentence.
7. What is the connotation of the word 'home'?
8. A connotation must be a positive association?
9. 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 word sick suggest Mark was feeling as it is used in the first sentence of the story?
10. Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (-)?Mike ..... us to go to the funny house. He kept bothering us until we agreed to go.
11. Choose the most appropriate word(s) that can be inserted in the blank. We're worried about Trish; she's lost so much weight that she looks .....
12. The literal meaning of a word being used.
13. The word thin, as in "you are very thin" has a ..... connotation.
14. "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." Romeo uses words with a ..... connotation to create a metaphor about Juliet's beauty.
15. The greedy animals ate and ate until all the plants were gone. Which word could be used in place of the word greedy to make the sentence have a more positive connotation?
16. Answered with confidence
17. James arrived at school after the bell had rung. How would you describe James's arrival?
18. A writer must be aware of the connotation of a word used in a sentence, so the correct feeling is established.
19. Long way to go, little brother, to find some woman who threw you away. The phrase "threw you away" has a .....
20. Denotation is a word's ..... meaning.
21. In short, she is a real (leader, show-off). Which word has the most positive connotation?
22. Which word carries a more negative connotation? The fresh paw prints-that our guide identified as belonging to a black bear ..... me.
23. Choose the most appropriate word(s) that can be inserted in the blank. "And this particular neighborhood, " said the realtor to the young married couple, "is for families who are ..... "
24. What is the term for the emotion that a word stirs in a reader?
25. Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (-)?The jester was smiling. I didn't like the ..... on the jester's face.
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