Identifying Tone

Multiple Choice

The author’s attitude about their topic, characters or audience is

• Mood

• Setting

• Tone

• Diction

Multiple Choice

Agitated, Cold, Desperate, Obnoxious

• Positive Tone Words

• Negative Tone Words

Multiple Choice

Amused, Brave, Cheerful, Pleasant

• Positive Tone Words

• Negative Tone Words

Multiple Choice

What tone is the following sentence?

"I can't believe you didn't pass your exam. I told you that you of all people, needed to study."

• judgemental

• pessimistic

• mocking

• remorseful

Multiple Choice

What tone is the following sentence?

"I'm never going to win the competition, everyone else is so much smarter than me."

• judgemental

• remorseful

• pessimistic

• nostalgic

Multiple Choice

What tone is the following sentence?

"I'm so sorry that you are feeling sick, you should go home and get some rest."

• pessimistic

• compassionate

• remorseful

• judgemental

Multiple Choice

What tone is the following sentence?

"Oh my god, have you seen Tom's new haircut. His hair looks like Lego."

• compassionate

• pessimistic

• judgemental

• mocking

Multiple Choice

What tone is the following sentence?

"Do you remember when we were kids we always had ice cream at the beach."

• compassionate

• judgemental

• nostalgic

• pessimistic

Multiple Choice

What tone is the following sentence?

"I'm so sorry for breaking the glass, my bag knocked it as I walked by. Let me help clean the mess."

• compassionate

• remorseful

• pessimistic

• mocking

Multiple Choice

What tone is the following sentence?

"I'm so sorry for breaking the glass, my bag knocked it as I walked by. Let me help clean the mess."

• compassionate

• remorseful

• pessimistic

• mocking

Multiple Choice

What tone is the following sentence?

"Don't worry about a thing because every little thing is going to be alright."

• Optimistic

• Pessimistic

• Irritated

• Tired

Multiple Choice

What tone is the following sentence?

In early spring, the flowers will persevere through the icy winter soil.

• Manipulative

• Friendly

• Encouraging

• Surprised

Multiple Choice

What tone is the following sentence?

She delicately placed the cooing baby on a soft, freshly cleaned blanket.

• Soothing

• Tired

• Distrustful

• Annoyed

Multiple Choice

What tone is the following sentence?

Ugh! Do I really have to sit through another boring lecture on data entry again?

• Enthusiastic

• Nostalgic

• Peeved

• Optimistic

Multiple Choice

What tone is the following sentence?

'Here we go again,' he moaned, as he watched the other team score yet another goal.

• Joy

• Fury

• Excitement

• Frustration

Multiple Choice

What tone is the following sentence?

What's the rush? Everybody acts like life is some kind of race. I'm not in a hurry, though. I'm comfortable right here.

• Calm

• Excitement

• Frustration

• fury

Multiple Choice

This battle with Mr. Covey was the turning point of my career as a slave. It rekindled the embers of freedom, and made me remember a sense of my own manhood.- (Frederick Douglass)

What is the tone of the following statement?

• encouraging
• sarcastic
• unemotional
• sorrowful

Multiple Choice

This battle with Mr. Covey was the turning point of my career as a slave. It rekindled the embers of freedom, and made me remember a sense of my own manhood.- (Frederick Douglass)
What key words show the tone is encouraging?

• the turning point, rekindled, freedom
• slave, career, battle
• remember, sense, manhood
• this, turning, made

Multiple Choice

I simply cannot believe that after all the reading we have done this week, we have to read thirty pages tonight. This is an outrage!!!
What is the tone of the sentence?

• angry
• gleeful
• skeptical
• questioning

Multiple Choice

I simply cannot believe that after all the reading we have done this week, we have to read thirty pages tonight. This is an outrage!!!
What key words show an angry tone?

• simply, believe, after
• thirty pages, week
• simply cannot believe, outrage
• we have to read