Tone & Word Choice

Tone & Word Choice

6th Grade

10 Qs

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Tone & Word Choice

Tone & Word Choice

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.6.4, RL.6.4, L.6.5C

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Alexandra Laszlo

Used 190+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is tone?

How the reader feels about a given topic, audience, or character

The way a source sounds when read aloud

The way a reader's voice sounds

How the author feels about a given topic, audience, or character

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is tone expressed?

With the word positive, neutral, or negative

In a word or short phrase

the author will state it explicitly

Tone will be expressed in the title of the source

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is tone important?

Readers can't interpret their own feelings without knowing how the author feels

Because my teacher said so

Critical readers need to be aware about the author's attitude towards the topic

Readers should know how authors feel about the topic, so that they can feel the same thing.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tone may be hidden, because authors rarely state their feelings directly.

true

false

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How does a reader determine author's tone?

(mark all that apply)

Identify the author and topic

Read an interview of the source's author

Analyze author's word choice

Infer tone using author's word choice

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the tone of these words:

informative, serious, objective, factual

positive

negative

humor/irony/sarcasm

sorrow/fear/worry

neutral

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the tone of these words:

silly, sarcastic, amused, teasing

positive

negative

humor/irony/sarcasm

sorrow/fear/worry

neutral

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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