tone and bias c1 and c2

What does tone refer to in reading?

• The author’s stance toward topic

• The chapter’s chosen headline

• The poem’s rhythm and meter only

• The audience’s likely reaction

Which feature mostly reveals tone?

• Specific word choice and syntax

• Total length of the paragraph

• Count of commas and semicolons

• The number of cited references

Author’s attitude means the author’s…

• Outlook or feeling on the topic

• List of related source material

• Private life and daily routines

• Goal to entertain the audience

Basic attitude groups are listed as…

• Positive, negative, or neutral

• Joyful, angry, or devastated

• Formal, casual, or sarcastic

• Direct, vague, or figurative

First step for identifying tone is…

• Decide +, –, or 0 orientation

• Count sentences in the passage

Why use the +/-/0 filtering test?

• To remove wrong tone choices

• To fix grammar and spelling

• To locate the topic sentence

• To choose reading speed only

Which words are strongest tone cues?

• Adjectives and also adverbs

• Prepositions and articles

• Interjections and onomatopoeia

• Conjunctions and auxiliaries

“Degree of language” refers to the…

• Strength or moderation of tone

• Count of rare academic jargon

• Presence of proper nouns only

• Average sentence length used

A tone shift is best defined as a…

• Change in the writer’s attitude

• Change in the page numbering

• Change in the main character

Which often signals a tone change?

• However, but, yet, nevertheless

• Many, much, several, numerous

• He, she, they, those pronouns

• Dots, dashes, and parentheses