Vocabulary and Tone

Select the word that matches this definition: a conclusion reached from evidence and observation.

• inference

• tone

• atmosphere

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Select eh word which correctly fits in the blank place:

The character's a boy, not a criminal.

No charged adjectives were selected,

So the tone is now more ____________.

• positive

• neutral

• objective

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Select the word which matches this definition: the way you feel or think about something.

• inference

• attitude

• objective

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Select the word which correctly completes this sentence: The teacher hides the names on her students' papers so that she can be __________ when she reads and grades them.

• positive

• negative

• objective

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Select the word which matches this definition: not favoring any side; neither positive nor negative.

• neutral

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Select the word which best fits in the blank space: That carnival had a festive _________; everything was decorated for the holidays and everybody was in a good mood.

• objective

• inference

• atmosphere

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Select the word which matches this definition: the speaker's attitude toward his subject

• atmosphere

• tone

• mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Select the word that is a synonym to these words: communicate, express

• attitude

• neutral

• convey

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Select the word that matches this definition: the overall feeling of a place.

• atmosphere

• inference

• convey

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Select the word that is a synonym to this word: impartial

• positive

• neutral

• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B