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Vocabulary Terms (Tone)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does accusatory mean?

a)

a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen

b)

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

c)

worried or excited; uneasy or eager

d)

suggesting someone has done something wrong, complaining

2.

What type of connotation does the word benevolent have?

a)

neutral

b)

positive

c)

negative

3.

Which of the following words is a synonym for colloquial?

a)

ironic

b)

formal

c)

informal

d)

sarcastic

4.

loss: melancholy :: victory: ______________

a)

cheerful

b)

pessimistic

c)

solemn

d)

gullible

5.

Which of the following words is an antonym of hopeful?

a)

optimistic

b)

pessimistic

c)

malicious

d)

inspirational

6.

Which of the following words are synonyms for informal?

a)

conversational

b)

cynical

c)

solemn

d)

colloquial

7.

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

a)

sympathetic

b)

objective

c)

reverent

d)

whimsical

8.

What type of event would someone feel nostalgic about?

a)

One that happened in the past

b)

One occurring in the present

c)

One that will happen in the future

9.

Should someone hire a lawyer who is persuasive or pessimistic?

a)

persuasive

b)

pessimistic

10.

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.

a)

melancholy

b)

informative

c)

lighthearted

d)

disapproving