Tone Review

Tone is the attitude the author has about the subject.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

You can only use a negative tone about a negative subject.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which tone is represented in the following passage?

"Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!"

• Excited

• Sad

• Confused

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which tone is represented in the following passage?

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

• Excited

• Calm

• Confused

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which tone is represented in the following passage?

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

• Gleeful

• Annoyed

• Factual

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the tone?

"I'm sure I failed, she thought as she anxiously chewed at a fingernail, both legs bouncing up and down as she waited to hear the results of her driving test."

• Nervous

• Sad

• Whimsical

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the tone?

"As the kids continued to talk over their teacher, his patience grew thinner and thinner. Eventually he exploded in a loud shout to get the class's attention and scold them for their rude behavior."

• Sad

• Frustrated

• Playful

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the tone?

"Being the new kid at school is never easy, especially for Mary, who is quite short and not very talkative. Making friends seems to be difficult for her."

• Frustrated

• Sad

• Conversational

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4