Select the phrase with a positive connotation.

My history teacher gives very challenging assignments.

Does the word childish have a more positive or negative denotation, and why?

Negative, because childish implies silly or immature

Select the phrase with a positive connotation.

Most teachers think that Sally is a very determined young woman.

What is true about the words shrewed and intelligent?

They have the same denotations but different connotations

16 -QuizIn Harry Potter, Snape's first name is Severus (serious, severe). This is an example of:

Denotation and connotation working together

What is a connotation?

The idea of feeling that a word evokes.

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CONNOTATION AND DENOTATION

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1
Choose the word with the neutral connotation
Saving
Stingy
Thrifty
All of the above
2
Select the phrase with a positive connotation.
My history teacher gives very demanding assignments.
My history teacher gives very taxing assignments.
My history teacher gives very challenging assignments.
My history teacher gives very perplexing assignments.
3
Does the word childish have a more positive or negative denotation, and why?
Positive, because childish implies silly or immature.
Negative, because childish implies silly or immature
Positive, because childish implies youthful and young
Negative, because childish implies youthful and young
4
17 -QuizWhich of the following is not a connotation associated with the word grave?
Warmth
Sadness
Finality
Death
5
Which word has a more positive connotaiton?
Talkative
Noisy
Chatty
Conversational
6
What does the color black connote?
Darkness
All of the above
Despair
Death
7
A long time ago, this color was a connotation for royalty.
Pink
White
Green
Purple
8
Which word has a sympathetic connotation?
player
victim
pawn
loser
9
Green can connote ______
calm and peaceful
love and war
love and youth
nature and youth
10
18 -QuizChoose the denotation for the word mutt.
A dog with mixed breeds.
Negative
Positive
A type of golf club.
11
Choose the word with the more positive connotation.
Request
Eerie
Determined
Assertive
12
Select the phrase with a positive connotation.
Most teachers think that Sally is a very tenacious young woman.
Most teachers think that Sally is a very obstinate young woman.
Most teachers think that Sally is a very determined young woman.
Most teachers think that Sally is s very stubborn young woman.
13
If somebody "feels the heat" they probably...
Are under a lot of pressure
Got a sunburn
Are sitting too close to a fire
Just ate a spicy pepper
14
What is a denotation?
A feeling that a word evokes.
The wrong definition of a word.
A type of figurative language.
The literal meaning of a word.
15
What is true about the words shrewed and intelligent?
They have the different denotations and different connotations
They have the same connotations but different denotations
They have different connotations and different denotations
They have the same denotations but different connotations
16
Does "flimsy" have a more positive or negative connotation?
Empty choice
Positive
Empty choice
Negative
17
What does the color red denote?
A color
All of the above
Anger
Passion
18
My grandma's accent has a humourous ____
infect
protect
affect
effect
19
16 -QuizIn Harry Potter, Snape's first name is Severus (serious, severe). This is an example of:
Denotation and connotation opposing each other
Denotation and connotation working together
Denotation
Connotation
20
What is a connotation?
The wrong definition of a word.
A type of figurative language.
The literal meaning of a word.
The idea of feeling that a word evokes.
21
The color answer choice that denotes sadness is the correct answer.
Maybe
Maybe
Maybe
Maybe
22
The two dominant colors in this gif (red and black) connote ____.
Knowledge and passion
Evil and innocence
Death and love
Death and destruction

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