Argus High School

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Argus High School
English Lesson 16 Denotation/Connotation Assessmen
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Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary
Development

• Denotation Connotation
• Assessment

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• Reading Word Analysis
• Assessment
• Denotation and Connotation
• Snake Snake
• Denotation - reptile Connotation - sneaky

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• Students
• On a separate sheet of paper write the
  underlined word and the correct letter and
  answer.
• At the end of the assessment you will exchange
  papers with another student.
• Next you will review the answers with your
  teacher and correct the paper of the other
  student.
• Then you will return the corrected assessment to
  the owner.
• Finally, you will turn in your assessment to your
  teacher.

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• He was overwhelmed by the sea of
• homework the teachers had given him.
• In this sentence the connotation of the word sea
  is
• A. large amount, beyond completion
• B. a large body of water

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• The snake slithered through a hole in
• the fence and under a rock.
• In this sentence the denotation of snake is
• A. a scaly, legless reptile
• B. an evil dangerous person

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• My new sports car is a lemon.
• In this sentence the connotation of the word
  lemon is
• A. a yellow citrus fruit
• B. an item that is not repairable

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• The heirs divided the remaining
• possessions of their great aunt.
• 4. In this sentence the connotation of the word
  divided is
• A. hurried distribution
• B. even distribution

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• End of Assessment
• ANSWERS WILL FOLLOW

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• He was overwhelmed by the
• sea of homework the teachers had
• given him.
• large amount,
• beyond completion
• (connotation) the
• association of the
• word sea has to
• do with vast
• going on and on.

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• The snake slithered through a
• hole in the fence and under a rock.
• A scaly, legless
• reptile (denotation)
• the meaning of the
• word snake in this
• sentence is the
• literal or dictionary
• definition.

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• My new sports car is a lemon.
• an item that is
• not repairable
• (connotation) the
• association with
• the word lemon is
• something that
• leaves you with a
• bad feeling.

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• 4. The heirs divided the
• remaining possessions of their
• great aunt.
• Even distribution
• (connotation) the
• association of
• the word divided
• has to do with
• making things equal.

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The End