Part A Read this section from Red Scarf Girl to analyze the use of
connotations and answer the follow-up questions.
What connotation does the word clean have in this passage?
A. It has a mostly positive connotation.
B. It has a mostly negative connotation.
"As I told you before, you are your own person. If you want to make a
clean break with your black family, then you can be an educable child
and we will welcome you to our revolutionary ranks. He gave Chairman
Jin a look, and Chairman Jin chimed in, "That's right, we welcome you."
O C. It has a mostly neutral connotation.
O D. It has only a denotation, no connotation.
Part B
"Jiang Ji-li has always done well at school. In addition to doing very well
in her studies, she participates in educational reform." Teacher Zhang
added.
Which words or phrases from the context best support your answer to
Part A?
O A. "You are your own person," "break"
"That's very good. We knew that you had more sense than to follow
your father," Thin-Face said with a brief, frozen smile.
B. "educable chilly welcome you"
C. "studies," "educational reform"
D. "brief frozen smile"