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8th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Read the passage and answer the question:
“They showered me this morning at the courthouse and last night at the jail. And I swear I believe they'd of washed my ears for me on the taxi over if they coulda found the facilities. Hoo boy, seems like every time they ship me someplace I gotta get scrubbed down before, after, and during the operation--and get back away from me with that thermometer, Sam.” --Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Which word best describes the tone?
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the tone of the passage below?
We have come together this afternoon to mourn the deaths of sixteen miners—our friends and neighbors—who were trapped by fire yesterday, deep below the earth. They lived bravely and they died too soon, leaving behind grieving wives and bewildered children. We bid them a final farewell.
forgiving
sorrowful
incensed
matter-of-fact
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the tone of the passage below?
Each year in the middle of February, when slush is underfoot and the sky is a depressing gray, I begin dreaming of warm beaches, tropical fruits and sunsets. If only I could save enough for a winter vacation! Maybe next year I’ll win the lottery. Meanwhile, I’ll read travel brochures and sigh.
Unsure
Joyous
Longing
Critical
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is tone?
How the author feels about the topic/subject of the story
How the reader feels based off of the author's tone
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is mood?
How the author feels about the topic/subject of the story
How the reader feels based off of the author's tone
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Just when I thought things could not get more ridiculous, Rebecca's little terrier, all dressed up in its knitted blue winter outfit, poked its head out of the pink polka dot doggy tote! The outfit was an odd sweater-and-hood combination. Perhaps Rebecca thought it flattered Fluffy's eyes. Fluffy looked around blankly, as if to ask what was so amusing.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Read the following poem,
What word would you use to describe the tone of this poem?
(Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)
My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree
Whose boughs are bent with thickset fruit;
My heart is like a rainbow shell
That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these
Because my love is come to me.
Sorrow
Joyous
Thoughtful
Nervousness
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
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