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Lesson 1 Vocabulary (Tone & Mood)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The tone of a boring article with no stimulating thoughts, words, or phrases would be ________________.

a)

insipid

b)

reflective

c)

hypercritical

d)

incensed

2.

The tone of this paragraph can best be described as ______:

"In my short life, there are many experiences that could qualify as life-changing. Every new experience was, at one time or another, the first experience. For good or bad, each instance changed the course that my life has taken. But, the most transformative experience was the birth of my youngest brother"

a)

insipid

b)

reflective

c)

unbiased

d)

apathetic

3.

Ashley has no interest in football. Her attitude towards the Super Bowl was so _________ that she actually fell asleep on the couch while all of her friends cheered for the Bengals.

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Empathetic

c)

Apathetic

d)

Subjective

4.

The tone of this paragaph is _________:

Purple is the best color. I decorated my entire bedroom in ALL things purple. I love coming home from a long day at school to my purple paradise. When I am felling anxious or upset, being surrounded by purple always makes me feel better.

a)

subjective

b)

objective

c)

apathetic

d)

unbiased

5.

What is the tone of the passage below?


A vaccine is a preparation of killed or weakened germs that is injected under the skin and causes the blood to produce antibodies against the disease. Effective vaccines, for instance, have been developed for small pox, rabies, and polio.

a)

objective

b)

empathetic

c)

sentimental

d)

hypercritical

6.

A poignant moment is a(n) _____________ moment.

a)

ridiculous

b)

heartfelt

c)

awkward

d)

amazing

7.

“I know it’s been hard. And I appreciate all you are going through right now. If you ever need an ear to listen, please call me."

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Hypercritical

c)

Objective

d)

Malicious

8.
What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted.  "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you run away and hide, you coward!" 
a)

insipid

b)

objective

c)

apathetic

d)

incensed

9.

We were asked to be _______________ while touring the Holocaust museum.

a)

insipid

b)

incensed

c)

reverent

d)

unbiased

10.

What is the tone ?

I hear what you're saying. If that happened to me, I would be angry, too!

a)

sympathetic

b)

apathetic

c)

empathetic

d)

objective

11.

She became withdrawn and ___________ after she lost her dog. For two weeks she just stayed in her room looking at pictures of him.

a)

pensive

b)

insipid

c)

benevolent

d)

apathetic

12.

He was a ____________ old man who went around the neighborhood mowing his neighbors' lawns for free.

a)

reflective

b)

apathetic

c)

pensive

d)

benevolent

13.

It is an important that a jury remain __________ in it's decision to convict or acquit a defendant in.

a)

apathetic

b)

unbiased

c)

sympathetic

d)

subjective

14.

Some people are so _____________ they will complain about the sky being too blue.

a)

hypercritical

b)

insipid

c)

benevolent

d)

empathetic

15.

Cruella de Vil's ____________ theft of the puppies came back to bite her in the end.

a)

unbiased

b)

benevolent

c)

poignant

d)

malicious