Question

Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of “Smarter Without Smartphones.” What connotation does the word wade have in this sentence? They would wade through encyclopedias and articles from newspapers and magazines to find information. Wade has a neutral connotation of trying an activity. Wade has a positive connotation of beginning a new activity. Wade has a negative connotation of slogging through a hard activity. Wade has a negative connotation of doing an activity carelessly.

Answer 1

Explanation:

They would wade through encyclopedias and articles from newspaper and magazines to find information.

A. Wade has neutral connotations of trying an activity.

B. Wade has a positive connotation of begging a new activity.

C. Wade has a negative connotation of doing an activity carelessly.

D. Wade has a negative connotation of slogging through a hard activity.

Answer 2

Using context clues, we can decipher the connotation that the word "wade" has in the first paragraph of "Smarter Without Smartphones". It has a negative connotation of slogging through a hard activity

• Since words often have more than one meaning; it becomes very important to consider the context in which they are used
• In the given paragraph, the word wade has been used to mean "to look through with effort"
• It signifies the effort and time it used to require to learn new information when smartphones were not as advanced as they are now
• It has a negative connotation here as it implies intense hard work and effort

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