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AP Tone Words Set 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Synonym: touching, emotionally moving, affecting

a)

ambivalent

b)

brazen

c)

poignant

d)

pretentious

2.

Antonym: friendly, humble

a)

incredulous

b)

patronizing

c)

wry

d)

incensed

3.

Definition: twisted or perverse (as in sense of humor)

a)

unabashed

b)

poignant

c)

incredulous

d)

wry

4.

Synonym: straightforward, direct, candid, honest, unambiguous

a)

forthright

b)

patronizing

c)

ambivalent

d)

brazen

5.

Definition: skeptical; disinclined to believe

a)

incredulous

b)

wry

c)

pretentious

d)

incensed

6.

Antonym: ashamed, sheepish

a)

poignant

b)

ambivalent

c)

unabashed

d)

incensed

7.

Synonym: ostentatious, showy, pompous

a)

brazen

b)

pretentious

c)

incredulous

d)

forthright

8.

Definition: shameless, bold, insolent, defiant

a)

brazen

b)

forthright

c)

pretentious

d)

incensed

9.

Antonym: certain, unquestioning, resolute

a)

ambivalent

b)

forthright

c)

wry

d)

poignant

10.

Synonym: enraged, indignant, irate

a)

incensed

b)

unabashed

c)

brazen

d)

patronizing

11.

The documentary was a (a)   portrayal of the effects of a war that touched every aspect of society.

12.

Those who take the (a)   view that writing for young people is easier than writing for adults are talking hogwash.

13.

Jane had an (a)   expression when she heard her name announced as the winner.

14.

Aries are easy to know because they are (a)   and straightforward.

15.

Tammy could swim almost as well as Lisa, but Sarah couldn't swim at all, confessing (a)   ly that she was afraid of the water.

16.

She forced a (a)   smile and each word of her response dripped with sarcasm.

17.

Although he makes much more money than his peers, he does his best to avoid acting (a)   .

18.

The brand's designs present everything from (a)   leopard prints to muted, textured leathers, so these bags are anything but classic or conventional.

19.

Josie was anxious to have a baby but her husband Fred was (a)   about having children.

20.

In 1894 there occurred an incident which not only (a)   the Uitlanders to fury, but called for British intervention.