Author's Tone

As he packed his belongings, he couldn't help but sigh, lamenting, "If only I had listened to her advice earlier, things might have turned out differently."

• self-mocking

• disappointed

• regretful

• self-pitying

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

After receiving the rejection letter, she sat alone, whispering to herself, "Nothing ever goes my way, does it?".

• self-pitying

• regretful

• dignant

• disappointed

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the author's tone in this excerpt. Provide two pieces of evidence.
I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the letter of the best option.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.

• Romantic

• Ironic

• Somber

• Joyful

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Circle the letter of the best option.
He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days, a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now definitely and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week.

• Melancholic

• Optimistic

• Humorous

• Enthusiastic

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Circle the letter of the best option.
Atticus, he was real nice.
Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.

• Sarcastic

• Angry

• Humorous

• Reflective

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Circle the letter of the best option.
Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther… And one fine morning—So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

• Hopeful

• Nostalgic

• Tragic

• Lighthearted

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following is an example of Tone?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

• enthusiastic

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is the author's tone in the following sentence? 'The sun set over the horizon, casting a golden glow over the fields, as the farmer sighed with contentment at the end of a long day.'

• A) Joyful

• B) Melancholic

• C) Content

• D) Anxious

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Identify the author's tone in this passage: 'Despite the challenges, she faced each day with a smile, determined to make the best of every situation.'

• A) Defeated

• B) Optimistic

• C) Indifferent

• D) Sarcastic

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4