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Connotation & Denotation Quiz

Last updated about 4 years ago

15 questions

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Denotation refers to

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Connotation refers to

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Which word has the same denotation as the word curious?

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Which word has the same denotation as the word skinny?

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Which word that means, "costs very little" has a positive connotation?

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Which word that means, "one of a kind" has a negative connotation?

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Authors create the ____ of their writing by carefully choosing their _ to have either a negative or positive ____________.

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Use this passage to answer the next few questions:
Jared eyed the cheap jacket that was on sale. He felt the flimsy fabric and was immediately suspicious. He smirked at the sales person as they pushed him to try it on. He had been tricked into poor purchases before, and he didn't want to be a fool again. He stepped away to research the item online and read some reviews. He decided to keep shopping and pass on the substandard coat.

What connoatation does this passage have?

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Which words in the previous passage have a negative connotation? Choose all that apply.

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Choose positive (P) or negative (N):
destructive

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Choose positive (P) or negative (N):
energetic

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Choose the positive connotation

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Choose the negative connotation

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Choose the words that make this passage have a positive connotation.

After the (confident, conceited) student's speech was (carefully revised, torn apart) by her professor, it was ready to be read to the (clique, group) of advisors.

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Compose a short passage that has a positive connotation. Capitalize three words that you use to give it a positive tone.