Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
The minister’s apology was so carefully ............... that it sounded more like damage control than remorse.
Wrong!
Use a word meaning deliberately and strategically phrased, not simply written down or spoken.
Her praise was ............... enough to sound sincere, yet it still carried a faint sting.
Wrong!
You need a word meaning not direct or explicit, but hinted at.
The report doesn’t just summarise the findings. It ............... the assumptions that produced them.
Wrong!
The correct verb means to examine critically and in detail.
He didn’t deny the allegation outright. Instead, he ............... the question and changed the subject.
Wrong!
Choose the verb meaning to avoid answering by being indirect.
The CEO’s statement was deliberately ............... so it could be interpreted in more than one way.
Wrong!
You need a word meaning intentionally unclear or open to multiple interpretations.
The committee’s decision was ............... by a single dissenting vote, so it could easily be overturned.
Wrong!
Pick the adjective meaning weakly supported or insecure.
She didn’t raise her voice, but her ............... tone made it clear the discussion was over.
Wrong!
The best choice describes a firm, authoritative tone, not a friendly or uncertain one.
He’s not lying exactly. He’s ............... the truth by leaving out the inconvenient parts.
Wrong!
Choose a verb meaning to distort or misrepresent, not to clarify or reveal.
The witness’s account was ............... with the CCTV footage, down to the timing of the phone call.
Wrong!
You need a word meaning in agreement or compatible with the evidence.
The editor asked her to ............... the paragraph, because it wandered into irrelevant detail.
Wrong!
The correct verb means to remove unnecessary parts and make it tighter.
His argument was ............... but ultimately unconvincing, because it relied on a hidden assumption.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Two options can fit: both mean logically structured, but they do not mean factually true.
The memo was ............... in tone, yet it still managed to sound faintly threatening.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Two options can fit: both mean neutral and matter of fact, not emotional or dramatic.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The minister’s apology was so carefully scripted that it sounded more like damage control than remorse.
- Her praise was oblique enough to sound sincere, yet it still carried a faint sting.
- The report doesn’t just summarise the findings. It scrutinises the assumptions that produced them.
- He didn’t deny the allegation outright. Instead, he parried the question and changed the subject.
- The CEO’s statement was deliberately ambiguous so it could be interpreted in more than one way.
- The committee’s decision was tenuous by a single dissenting vote, so it could easily be overturned.
- She didn’t raise her voice, but her peremptory tone made it clear the discussion was over.
- He’s not lying exactly. He’s skewing the truth by leaving out the inconvenient parts.
- The witness’s account was consistent with the CCTV footage, down to the timing of the phone call.
- The editor asked her to trim the paragraph, because it wandered into irrelevant detail.
- His argument was coherent but ultimately unconvincing, because it relied on a hidden assumption.
His argument was cogent but ultimately unconvincing, because it relied on a hidden assumption. - The memo was dispassionate in tone, yet it still managed to sound faintly threatening.
The memo was clinical in tone, yet it still managed to sound faintly threatening.
