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Tone Words Mixed Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

audacious

b)

bombastic

2.

feeling sad while wishing for something or someone

a)

wistful

b)

incredulous

3.

trying to sound like you know what you are loudly talking about but you don't

a)

conciliatary

b)

bombastic

4.

self-assertive in a rude, noisy way; cocky

a)

brash

b)

capricious

5.
a)

somber

b)

lyrical

6.

given to sudden mood changes

a)

obsequious

b)

capricious

7.

severely criticizing

a)

scathing

b)

judicious

8.

believing men are better than women

a)

chauvinistic

b)

officious

9.

deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions; touching

a)

droll

b)

poignant

10.
a)

intimate

b)

conciliatory

11.

annoyingly eager to help or advise

a)

capricious

b)

officious

12.

meanly putting someone down to show they are stupid

a)

bombastic

b)

derisive

13.

overly submissive and eager to please; polite and obedient to get something

a)

obsequious

b)

incredulous

14.

simply giving objective information

a)

matter-of-fact

b)

irascible

15.
a)

poignant

b)

droll

16.

full of images; song-like

a)

droll

b)

lyrical

17.

being direct without worry of being hurtful or mean

a)

frank

b)

sally

18.

wise and sensible

a)

judicious

b)

capricious

19.

unwilling to believe something

a)

incredulous

b)

brash

20.

What is the tone of the quote?

a)

irascible

b)

officious

21.

very familiar and close

a)

intimate

b)

poignant

22.

What is the tone of the quote?

a)

indignant

b)

irascible

23.

(adj.) friendly, good-natured

a)

amiable

b)

reverent

24.
a)

amiable

b)

reverent

25.

deeply respectful

a)

reverent

b)

irreverent

26.

indifferent due to lack of energy or concern; showing no interest

a)

apprehensive

b)

apathetic

27.

accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.

a)

active

b)

passive

28.

Making fun, imitating, treating with contempt or ridicule

a)

morose

b)

mocking

29.

(adj) thinking the worst of others' motivations; bitterly pessimistic

a)

cynical

b)

caustic

30.

Intended to hurt or harm

a)

malicious

b)

morose

31.

intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

a)

insidious

b)

agitated

32.

(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

a)

morose

b)

malicious

33.

longing for the past

a)

detached

b)

nostalgic

34.

What is the tone of the following passage: This tragic death in Illinois reinforces the serious risks associated with e-cigarette products. Vaping exposes users to many different substances for which we have little information about related harms – including flavorings, nicotine, cannabinoids, and solvents. CDC has been warning about the identified and potential dangers of e-cigarettes and vaping since these devices first appeared. E-cigarettes are not safe for youth, young adults, pregnant women, or adults who do not currently use tobacco products.

a)

objective

b)

insidious

35.

showing lack of emotional involvement

a)

detached

b)

belligerent

36.

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

a)

obdurate

b)

insidious

37.

an evil design or plan

a)

machination

b)

apathetic

38.

sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way

a)

apathetic

b)

caustic

39.

Emotionally hardened; insensitive; unfeeling

a)

morose

b)

callous

40.

Lacking respect; showing that something is worthless

a)

pessimistic

b)

contemptuous

41.

What is the tone of this image?

a)

fanciful

b)

insidious

42.

What is the tone of this image?

a)

apathetic

b)

amiable

43.

What is the tone of this image?

a)

malicious

b)

reverent

44.

What is the tone of these lines: Call me godless, sad and trodden, bitter man. Call me a cynic, call me all including jaded.

a)

cynical

b)

fanciful

45.

What is the tone of this image?

a)

morose

b)

haughty

46.

tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen

a)

pessimistic

b)

optimistic

47.

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

a)

apprehensive

b)

comtemplative

48.

tending to remind one of something

a)

ambivalent

b)

reminiscent

49.

boringly instructional or academic; very strict and particular

a)

pedantic

b)

didactic

50.

having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing, especially moral instruction

a)

didactic

b)

pedantic

51.

having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea

a)

ambivalent

b)

earnest

52.

distressed, wronged, injured; being unfairly treated

a)

incensed

b)

aggrieved

53.

angered at something unjust or wrong

a)

aggrieved

b)

incensed

54.

characterized by whim; fanciful, unpredictable

a)

whimsical

b)

complimentary

55.

grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic; intention is to hurt

a)

sardonic

b)

belligerent

56.

hostile and aggressive; combative; quarrelsome; waging war

a)

belligerent

b)

ambivalent

57.

showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

a)

irreverent

b)

lachrymose

58.

expressing great praise

a)

laudatory

b)

complimentary

59.

morally upright; just

a)

righteous

b)

inquisitive

60.

able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable.

a)

authoritative

b)

condescending