Tone Word Choice

(Read this sentence) Wikipedia is making an effort to improve its accuracy by hiring an army of individuals to hunt down faulty information on its site. (The language in this sentence creates a sense of...)

• Intelligence

• Determination

• Obedience

• Resignation

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Which word means "to make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone"?

• analyze
• convey
• form
• syntax

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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Which word means "the style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a writer"?

• characterize
• synecdoche
• tone
• diction

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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Which word means "the overall feeling for the audience an author creates in his or her writing--also known as atmosphere"?

• complex attitude
• imagery
• mood
• point of view

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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Which word means "the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language"?

• juxtaposition
• hyberbole
• tone
• syntax

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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Which word means "an attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience, generally conveyed through the choice of words"?

• point of view
• tone
• complex attitude
• speaker

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

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Which word means "refers to a writer's selection of words based on meaning (both denotative and connotative), specificity, tone, and audience. Also called diction, this is an essential ingredient of style"?

• imagery
• antecedent
• grammar
• word choice

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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MOOD in writing is a _________________________

• an emotion of a character

• writer's attitude toward his or her subject

• feeling a writer creates for readers

• none of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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TONE is ______________________

• a character's attitude toward another person

• a character's mood

• a writer's feeling while writing

• a writer's attitude toward his or her subject

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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According to your text, if a friend is being "sarcastic" toward you, that might be an example of his or her__________________

• tone

• mood

• style

• anger

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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