Week 2 QUIZ 2: Tone in Argumentative and Persuasive Speech

Read the sentence.

Hello, everyone, I am here today to _______ about our school mascot.

Choose the phrase that creates the most welcoming tone in the sentence.

• argue with you

• persuade you

• talk with you

• reason with you

Read the sentence.

In my _______ opinion, we should change our school mascot from a rabbit to a bear.

Choose the word that creates the most respectful tone in the sentence

• correct

• modest

• brilliant

• inferior

ead the introduction from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”

Hello, I'm Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O.—The Environmental Children's Organisation.

We are a group of twelve and thirteen-year-olds from Canada trying to make a difference: Vanessa Suttie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg and me. We raised all the money ourselves to come six thousand miles to tell you adults you must change your ways. Coming here today, I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future.

Which word pair best describes the tone Severn Suzuki uses in her introduction?

• worried and confused

• disappointed and upset.

• satisfied and happy

• honest and direct

Read these sentences.

In a survey, 75% of the student body said they would vote for the bear as the school mascot. This fills me with _______!

Choose the word that best creates a happy tone in the last sentence.

• gratitude

• humor

• glee

• wonder

Read the sentence.

In conclusion, I _______ vote for the bear as our school mascot, as I and 75% of the students will.

Choose the phrase that creates the most persuasive and welcoming tone in the sentence.

• ask you to

• suggest that you

• force you to

• demand that you

Read the excerpt.

I used to like being called a “Rabbit,” after our school mascot, when I ran on our school track team, but I _______ when the district cut our budget.

Choose the phrase that best creates an angry, blaming tone in the sentence.

• couldn’t do track

• couldn’t run anymore

• had to leave the team

• was robbed of track

Read the sentence.

We _______ find a new mascot since the Rabbit doesn’t make sense anymore without a winning track team.

Choose the word that best creates a determined tone in the sentence.

• may

• must

• can

• could

Read the excerpt from "The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes."

• You don't know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer.

• You don't know how to bring salmon back up a dead stream.

• You don't know how to bring back an animal now extinct.

By repeating the phrase “You don’t know,” Suzuki creates

• a peaceful tone.

• a helpful tone.

• a forceful tone.

• a hopeful tone.

Read the excerpt from "The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes."

I could be a child starving in Somalia; a victim of war in the Middle East or a beggar in India.

The words “starving” and “victim” help Suzuki create which kind of tone?

• disturbed

• unfriendly

• gentle

• courageous

Read the excerpt from "The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes."

I'm only a child yet I know if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers, what a wonderful place this earth would be!

The phrase “what a wonderful place this earth would be” creates which kind of tone?

• doubtful

• inspiring

• critical

• calming