Tone 1 Practice

Belligerent means:

• hostile

• peaceful

• undeniable

• unsure

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Benevolent means

• intending or showing kindness

• making or willing to make concessions

• showing anger or hostility

• showing extreme disapproval of something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Conciliatory means:

• 
  making or willing to make concessions

• intending or showing kindness

• refusing to concede to someone's argument

• aggressively denying a claim

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Hearing this, apparently for the first time, an ________ Ruffalo turns to his director, "Are you joking?"

Source: Los Angeles Times

• 
  incredulous

• impartial

• indignant

• effusive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The root word "bell" in belligerent means

• war

• peace

• beauty

• sound

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

If you're in a contest, you'd better hope the judges are _________. That means that they aren't biased toward one competitor over another.

• impartial

• ebullient

• benevolent

• belligerent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

• He was not a __________ man, so the effort looked actually physical, like an earthquake.

  The Once and Future King by T. H. White

• • conciliatory

• bemused

• speculative

• belligerent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

All of the following are synonyms for the word ebullient, except

• joyous

• high-spirited

• exuberant

• indifferent

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 is an antonym of benevolent?

• malicious

• kind

• generous

• charitable

The root word "bene" in benevolent means

• good

• bad

• neutral

• strong