Theme/Tone Review

A writer’s style includes all of the following elements except —

• Sentence Structure

• Subject Matter

• Figures of Speech

• Word Choice

In what way does the sentence "The celebration will commence at 7:00 P.M." differ from "The party will begin at 7:00 P.M."?

• The language in the first sentence is more formal than that of the second sentence.

• The first sentence uses technical language, but the second sentence uses slang.

• The structure of the first sentence is more poetic than that of the second sentence.

• The second sentence appeals to the reader’s emotions, but the first sentence does not.

Describing a puppy as playful rather than disobedient suggests a tone that is —

• Affectionate

• Angry

• Critical

• Respecful

The mood of a literary work is —

• its hidden message

• the feeling it evokes

• the main event in the work

• its theme

The image of an empty house set in the woods creates a feeling of —

• Power

• Hope

• Loneliness

• Enthusiasm

What is tone?

• A type of figure of speech

• A form of poetry

• The changes that occur in a character

• The attitude represented in a piece of work through the writer’s choice of words, images, and descriptions

Which of the following items is not a type of supporting evidence?

• Facts

• Statistics

• Main Idea

• Quote

Setting refers to....

• An inaccurate example that does not support an opinion

• The time or place of a story of play.

• A guess that is based on predictions, not facts

• An author’s attempt to deceive the reader by withholding information

Describing a character as pale and gaunt suggests a tone of

• Happiness

• Joy

• Fear

• Sickness

Which of the following synonyms has the most negative connotations?

• Group

• Crowd

• Assembly

• Mob