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Tone Set 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I hate those ________ "professor" types who go out of their way to make themselves look good!

a)

pompous

b)

reticent

c)

whimsical

d)

didactic

2.

Reserved; reluctant

a)

indignant

b)

whimsical

c)

pragmatic

d)

reticent

3.

Sometimes I get a _________ teacher that enjoys giving out piles of homework.

a)

indignant

b)

pragmatic

c)

malicious

d)

seductive

4.

scornful; disrespectful; showing disdain

a)

contemptuous

b)

pompous

c)

caustic

d)

whimsical

5.

The quiet, ______ girl spoke softly to her younger sister.

a)

malicious

b)

contemptuous

c)

reticent

d)

pompous

6.

He behaved __________ towards his employers when they told him to do demeaning work.

a)

pompous

b)

whimsical

c)

seductive

d)

contemptuously

7.

Once in a while, we get a fun camp director who is all about creative, __________ projects that engage camper's imaginations.

a)

whimsical

b)

indignant

c)

caustic

d)

reticent

8.

The dancer's moves are _________, drawing us in like a moth is drawn to a flame.

a)

caustic

b)

didactic

c)

seductive

d)

contemptuous

9.

feeling strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base

a)

didactic

b)

seductive

c)

indignant

d)

pragmatic

10.

The fancy woman looked shocked and _________ when the man asked her to mover her belongings.

a)

whimsical

b)

indignant

c)

seductive

d)

didactic

11.

instructive; too lecture-driven; preachy

a)

contemptuous

b)

didactic

c)

malicious

d)

indignant

12.

Mean teachers can be hurtful when they make sarcastic, _______ comments in front of the class and make students cry.

a)

reticent

b)

caustic

c)

pragmatic

d)

whimsical

13.

College level lesson plans tend to be ________, lecture-based, and boring.

a)

caustic

b)

contemptuous

c)

malicious

d)

didactic

14.

severely critical or sarcastic

a)

pragmatic

b)

seductive

c)

reticent

d)

caustic

15.

In order to be successful, you must be organized and _________ with your time so that you are productive.

a)

pragmatic

b)

malicious

c)

pompous

d)

caustic