WorksheetsTone 1
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
AMIABLE most closely means:
Quick to anger
Friendly and pleasant
Extremely shy
Deeply serious
BENEVOLENT is best defined as:
Suspicious or doubtful
Relating to the future
Well meaning and kindly
Excessively formal
Someone who is CANDID is being:
Overly enthusiastic
Secretive and sly
Truthful and straightforward
Highly critical
A CLINICAL attitude is best described as:
Overly emotional
Highly judgmental
Dispassionately objective
Playfully whimsical
COLLOQUIAL language is:
Used only in professional documents
Used in ordinary conversation; informal
Intended to teach a moral lesson
Expressing deep sadness
A CONTEMPTUOUS look expresses:
Deep respect
A desire to compromise
Deep scorn or disapproval
Lighthearted amusement
To be DETACHED means to be:
Actively involved
Aloof and objective; not emotionally involved
Easily confused
Stubbornly resistant
A DIDACTIC style is intended to:
Confuse the audience
Teach, often with a moralizing tone
Use flowery, overly complicated language
Evoke intense passion
A DIFFIDENT person is:
Bold and reckless
Full of excessive energy
Modest or shy due to lack of confidence
Highly persuasive
DISDAINFUL means:
Overflowing with praise
Showing contempt or lack of respect
Quick to forgive
Easily distracted
An EFFUSIVE greeting is:
Very formal and reserved
Unrestrained or heartfelt in expressing feeling
Intentionally insulting
Completely silent
ELEGIAC refers to something:
Highly cheerful and festive
Mournful, typically lamenting the dead
Sharp and penetrating in analysis
Characterized by anger at injustice
A FACTIOUS group is one that:
Works harmoniously toward a common goal
Causes disagreement or is part of a dissenting faction
Is known for being completely objective
Focuses solely on factual information
FANCIFUL ideas are:
Extremely practical
Overimaginative and unrealistic
Based on proven historical events
Causing great annoyance
A FLIPPANT remark is:
Completely truthful
Deeply respectful
Not showing a serious or respectful attitude
Extremely complimentary
An IMPARTIAL judge is:
Secretly taking sides
Treating all parties equally; unbiased
Often confused and hesitant
Extremely enthusiastic
An INCISIVE analysis is:
Dull and difficult to follow
Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking; sharp
Focused only on surface details
Overly emotional and theatrical
To be INDIGNANT is to feel:
A sense of playful whimsy
Anger or annoyance at unfair treatment
Unwavering confidence
Intense fear or nervousness
A QUARRELSOME person is:
Quick to agree
Always optimistic
Given to disputing or arguing
Quiet and reserved
ZEALOUS describes someone who is:
Completely uninterested
Having great energy or enthusiasm for a cause
Stubbornly disobedient
Always looking sad
A PROVOCATIVE statement is intended to:
Encourage peaceful reflection
Cause annoyance, anger, or a strong reaction
Compliment a speaker's style
Express servile flattery
An AUDACIOUS act is:
Carefully planned and risk-free
Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
Extremely dull and uninteresting
Characterized by evasive answers
If you are AMBIVALENT, you have:
A single, fixed opinion
Mixed feelings or contradictory ideas
A complete lack of feeling
An unshakeable sense of doom
GIDDY most accurately means:
Morbidly serious
Excitedly happy; slightly frivolous
Extremely slow and ponderous
Deeply respectful and formal
To be APATHETIC is to be:
Passionately interested
Highly critical
Showing or feeling no interest or concern
Easily annoyed
ARDENT means:
Lack of flavor
Shy and timid
Enthusiastic or passionate
Formal and dignified
A CENSORIOUS person is:
Joyful and lighthearted
Severely critical of others
Quick to praise
Secretive and non-committal
ELOQUENT means:
Unable to speak clearly
Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
Unnecessarily complicated
Easily upset or excited
EBULLIENT describes someone who is:
Quietly contemplative
Cheerful and full of energy
Stubbornly resistant
Given to dark, dismal thoughts
To be DUBIOUS is to be:
Hesitating or doubting; suspect
Unquestionably certain
Easily manipulated
Overflowing with self-praise
GHOULISH behavior is:
Exceedingly cheerful
Focused on practical matters
Morbidly fascinating or preoccupied with the gruesome
Extremely colorful and vibrant
