Tone
Connotations
Impact of Word Choice in Quotes
It's Almost October...
Final Jeopardy
100
How does mood and tone differ?
Answers will vary.
100
Which of the following has the most negative connotation?
use
employ
exploit
exploit
100
Which term creates an annoyed tone in the quote?
Ugh! Do I have to sit through another boring lecture on the impact of word choice again?
"Ugh!"
"boring"
100
True or False: The legend of Dracula is based upon a real person and true story.
True
200
Which word accurately describes the son's tone in the following dialogue?
Father: We are going to Disney World!
Son: Yay!!!!
Answers will vary but could include:
Excited
Enthusiastic
200
Which of the following has the most positive connotation?
thrifty
cheap
stingy
thrifty
200
Identify 2 phrases in the quote that create a humorous tone.
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room.
"bounced off the cat"
"yowled indignantly"
"rocketed out the room"
200
Why did people start to wear costumes on Halloween?
To hide from evil spirits or ghosts.
300
What is the mood of the passage?
The footsteps were coming closer. I knew I had to get out of there fast. Looking desperately around, I finally spotted a small window at the end of the room, a beacon of light in the dark, rancid basement. I sprinted and leapt up to grab a ceiling pipe. Thankfully, the pipe was close enough to the window to allow me to swing my body through. My enemy was making his way down the hall, bursting open door after door. I needed to break through this window in two tries to make it out in time.
Answers will vary but could include:
suspenseful
frightening
serious
tense
300
Rank these from the most positive to negative connotation.
group
clique
squad
squad
group
clique
300
Identify 3 words in the following quote that convey a gloomy tone.
glumly
distastefully
ugly
cramped
smelly
solemnly
300
What is name of the clown in It?
Pennywise
400
What is the tone of the passage?
Answers will vary but could include:
gloomy
solemn
depressing
400
Rank these from the most positive to most negative connotation.
curious
interested
nosy
fascinated
fascinated
interested
curious
nosy
400
Identify 3 terms in the quote below that create a bitter tone.
Answers will vary but could include:
boiling with rage
stamp my feet
scream
shaking
cry
horrible words
mocking looks
accusation
400
This evil spirit is a Venezuelan woman who children were killed. Some legends say she murdered them; others say her family did.
La Llorona
500
What is the tone of the following passage?
Answers will vary but could include:
angry
pessimistic
bitter
500
How is the denotative and connotative meaning of a word different?
The denotative meaning is the dictionary meaning and seldom changes whereas the connotative meaning is inferred and does change more frequently.
500
Identify the simile and explain how it impacted the tone in the quote below.
Simile: "like shafts from a tightly-strung bow"
Impact: Answers will vary.
500
Which of the following has been banned on Halloween in Los Angeles, California?
laffy taffy
silly string
toilet paper
water balloons
silly string
500
Identify the author's tone in the quote and explain how the words they chose impacted this.
It was a low, dull, quick sound — much such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. I gasped for breath — and yet the officers heard it not. I talked more quickly — more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased. I arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and with violent gesticulations; but the noise steadily increased. Why would they not be gone? I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men — but the noise steadily increased. Oh God! what could I do? I foamed — I raved — I swore! I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased. It grew louder — louder — louder!
Answers will vary.