Diction Syntax & Tone

Quiz

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English

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11th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.11-12.4, RI.9-10.4, L.11-12.5B

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Cassandra Ryan

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

(Passage #1) Is the connotation of the word relentlessly in paragraph 1 positive or negative?

Positive

Negative

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

(Passage #1) How do the short, simple sentences in paragraph 2 affect the tone?

They speed up the paragraph, making the tone more excited and tense.

They slow down the paragraph, making the tone more suspenseful and serious.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

(Passage #1) How would you best describe the overall tone of this passage?

Worried

Informative

Optimistic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

(Passage #2) How would you best describe the overall tone of this passage?

Sarcastic

Informative

Bored

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

(Passage #2) Which phrase best helps to establish the tone identified in the previous question?

If you'd like to spend $40 to be bored by a video game

created and produced by the otherwise popular and successful Digital Fun Studios

The action is dull, the problems to overcome are predictable, and the characters are almost laughable

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

(Passage #2) Is the connotation of the word laughable positive or negative?

Positive

Negative

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

(Passage #3) What is the overall tone of this excerpt?

Happy

Sympathetic

Respectful

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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