Infer Speaker’s Tone, Mood and Purpose

Infer the speaker’s tone.

1.Jumping up and down in the room, the little girl laughs so loud as she repeatedly says, “I will be a big sister soon!”

• gloomy

• joyous

• horror

Infer the speaker’s tone.

2.He slowly opened the creaking door as he tiptoed inside the room. It was very dark that he cannot see anything. Suddenly, a creepy voice whispered in his ear, “What are you doing here?” Then, there was silence

• gloomy

• joyous

• horror

Infer the speaker’s tone.

3.Allen hugged the dog one last time and wiped his tears. He cannot believe that he will not be able to see his best friend again. With a heavy heart, he whispered, “I will miss you. Rest well now.”

• gloomy

• joyous

• horror

Infer the speaker’s Mood.

1.Jumping up and down in the room, the little girl laughs so loud as she repeatedly says, “I will be a big sister soon!”

• frightening

• cheerful

• Sorrowful

Infer the speaker’s Mood.

2. He slowly opened the creaking door as he tiptoed inside the room. It was very dark that he cannot see anything. Suddenly, a creepy voice whispered in his ear, “What are you doing here?” Then, there was silence.

• frightening

• cheerful

• Sorrowful

Infer the speaker’s Mood.

3. Allen hugged the dog one last time and wiped his tears. He cannot believe that he will not be able to see his best friend again. With a heavy heart, he whispered, “I will miss you. Rest well now.”

• frightening

• cheerful

• Sorrowful

Infer the speaker’s Purpose.

1. Bored? Find a Book! by: Ma. Francia N. Bulacan

There are times that you feel bored and can’t find something interesting to do. Well, this situation is easy to end. Pick a book and open it. Once you start to read, you will surely travel to different places with different exciting things to learn. The more you read, the more you realize that you could still learn more. So next time you feel bored, go and find a book!

• To entertain

• To Inform

• To Persuade

Infer the speaker’s Purpose.

2. Roxan’s New Friend by: Ma. Francia N. Bulacan

Roxan is a very shy girl. She does not have many friends in school. She enjoys most of her time reading in a corner. One day, someone came near her and said, “It is a nice storybook you are reading. Roxan looked up and saw her classmate, Tina. She found out that they both love reading. From then on, they spend most of their time together and they even started joining quiz bees

• To entertain

• To Inform

• To Persuade

Infer the speaker’s Purpose.

3. What the Body Needs by: Ma. Francia N. Bulacan

Good food gives us the energy that our body needs. Healthy foods are those that contain vitamins and minerals that keep us strong and help us fight diseases. Eating healthy foods means having the power to fight sickness. It is like a superpower! The basic food groups namely go, grow and glow foods are everything our body needs.

• To entertain

• To Inform

• To Persuade

Infer the speaker’s Purpose.

I look at all the medals hanging on the wall. I whispered to myself, “I did my best and everything was worth it.”

• To entertain

• To Inform

• To Persuade