Sec 2E - Tone

David strolled into class half an hour late. He grinned sheepishly at Ms Tan, his teacher, and shuffled to his seat.

Ms Tan, with a frown on her face, said, "Wow! You actually made it to class, David. So glad you braved the journey to school and arrived in one piece."

WHAT IS MS TAN'S TONE HERE?

• Encouraging

• Appreciative

• Sarcastic

• Tactful

The well-dressed woman was guided to a table at the corner by the waitress. With not a word of thanks, she sat down and stretched out a manicured hand for the menu.

"Bring me a glass of room temperature water. Do not bring me anything from a tap. I want filtered water. And bring me a hot towel. It should be 95 degrees hot by the time you get it to me. It's for my hands. And I want your chef to come and see me now. I have special instructions for him. Now. Go!"

WHAT IS THE WOMAN'S TONE?

• Demanding

• Arrogant

• Firm

• Condescending

'Hey, don't be discouraged! You'll do better the next round. Trust me. I've been through the same thing," Jane said as she patted Diane on the shoulder. Diane had failed her Math test and was feeling despondent.

• friendly

• cheerful

• encouraging

• enthusiastic

'You were the one who did this! I know it! It must be you! Give me back my wallet! This is not funny!" Ken yelled at Tom.

"I didn't take your wallet!" Tom replied in bewilderment.

WHAT IS KEN'S TONE?

• furious

• accusatory

• demanding

• rude

"Grandma! I missed you! I'm so glad to finally see you again after so long. How have you been? Has your back been acting up?" Farah said as she embraced her grandma.

WHAT IS FARAH'S TONE?

• enthusiastic

• supportive

• happy

• affectionate

"What a load of rubbish this is! How can these people go around spreading false information like this? They should be punished for misleading the public!" Adam said.

• irritated

• condescending

• contemptuous

• shocked

"I don't think you are doing this right. See, here? I taught you how to do this, but you are not applying what I taught. And here? How could you make this mistake? It's basic. This piece of work needs to be redone. It's not up to standard."

• Unhappy

• critical

• rude

• defensive

"Ohh there's our beauty queen! See how pretty and graceful she is, strolling down the corridor. Too bad the judges in the contest couldn't see how perfect she is. Otherwise, she would have at least won something than to come back empty-handed," one of the girls said with a smirk on her face. Her friends laughed derisively.

• encouraging

• defensive

• critical

• mocking

"Scammers should be severely punished for their crime! How could they cheat these poor elderly people of their entire lifetime of savings? I absolutely detest these conmen. Don't they have a conscience?" Shirley said vehemently.

• contemptuous

• puzzled

• reprimanding

• furious

"You know what? I truly believe that our team will do a great job in the match next week. We've been training so hard and making great progress. Coach has been so pleased with us. We lost so badly last year but I think we can reclaim our throne this year," Greta said, her eyes shining brightly with conviction.

• encouraging

• optimistic

• enthusiastic

• cheerful