Vocabulary Terms (Tone)

What does accusatory mean?

• a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen

• having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

• worried or excited; uneasy or eager

• suggesting someone has done something wrong, complaining

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What type of connotation does the word benevolent have?

• neutral

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following words is a synonym for colloquial?

• ironic

• formal

• informal

• sarcastic

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

loss: melancholy :: victory: ______________

• cheerful

• pessimistic

• solemn

• gullible

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following words is an antonym of hopeful?

• optimistic

• pessimistic

• malicious

• inspirational

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following words are synonyms for informal?

• conversational

• cynical

• solemn

• colloquial

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which vocabulary word means "quaint; playful; mischievous; offbeat?"

• sympathetic

• objective

• reverent

• whimsical

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What type of event would someone feel nostalgic about?

• One that happened in the past

• One occurring in the present

• One that will happen in the future

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Should someone hire a lawyer who is persuasive or pessimistic?

• persuasive

• pessimistic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the tone of the following passage?

Over in the West, jolly, round, red Mr. Sun started to go to bed behind the purple hills, and the shadows came creeping out.

• melancholy

• informative

• lighthearted

• disapproving

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B