TEAS Audience & Tone Practice Questions

5 free Audience & Tone practice questions

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1. Question 1
   After the delay, the customer wrote an email saying she was "upset" about the missing delivery.
   
   Which replacement for "upset" would create the MOST negative tone?

   concernedirritatedfuriousdisappointed

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2. Question 2
   The manager said the new policy was a "mistake" that should never have been approved.
   
   Which word best replaces “mistake” to make the sentence MORE neutral and professional?

   blunderoversightdisasterfiasco

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3. Question 3
   During the presentation, the speaker described the audience’s questions as “interesting,” but his tone suggested he was annoyed.
   
   Which replacement for “annoyed” would create the MOST negative tone?

   thoughtfulconcernedimpatientsurprised

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4. Question 4
   The professor called the student’s argument “bold,” but her expression suggested she didn’t agree with it.
   
   Which revision replaces the quoted word with a more neutral term that avoids unintended sarcasm?

   The professor called the student’s argument “reckless,” but her expression suggested she didn’t agree with it.The professor called the student’s argument “absurd,” but her expression suggested she didn’t agree with it.The professor called the student’s argument “brilliant,” but her expression suggested she didn’t agree with it.The professor called the student’s argument “creative,” but her expression suggested she didn’t agree with it.

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5. Question 5
   The editor described the draft as “thorough,” but her tight smile suggested she wasn’t impressed.
   
   Which replacement for “wasn’t impressed” would create the MOST negative tone?

   unconvinceddisappointedunmoveddismissive

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