WorksheetsAuthor's Perspective Tone and Diction
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
"A writer's reason for crafting a particular work" is the definition for which term:
a)
Author's Perspective
b)
Author's Tone
c)
Author's Purpose
d)
Author's Style
2.
Diction refers to...
a)
An author's style
b)
An author's choice of words and syntax
c)
An author's tone
d)
An author's perspective
3.
Author's perspective refers to the unique combination of...
a)
ideas, values and beliefs
b)
tone, diction, and voice
c)
tone, purpose, and syntax
d)
voice, style, and imagery
4.
Syntax is...
a)
An author's word choice
b)
the author's attitude
c)
The personality that comes across on the page
d)
an arrangement of words into sentences
5.
Which of the following is an example of Tone?
a)
persuade
b)
inform
c)
entertain
d)
enthusiastic
6.
Look at the following excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne:
"She had dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam, and a face which, besides being beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion, had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes."
Which of the following best describes his style?
"She had dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam, and a face which, besides being beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion, had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes."
Which of the following best describes his style?
a)
formal and ornate
b)
playful and informal
c)
confusing and serious
d)
loving and nostalgic
7.
Look at the following excerpt from Gloria Naylor:
"She loaded that baby down with every name in the book: Charles Somebody Harrison Somebody-Else Duvall. We called him Chick. That's what he looked like, toddling around: little pecan head sitting on a scrawny neck, two bright buttons for eyes, and a feathery mess of hair she couldn't keep slicked down for nothing."
Which of the following best describes her style?
"She loaded that baby down with every name in the book: Charles Somebody Harrison Somebody-Else Duvall. We called him Chick. That's what he looked like, toddling around: little pecan head sitting on a scrawny neck, two bright buttons for eyes, and a feathery mess of hair she couldn't keep slicked down for nothing."
Which of the following best describes her style?
a)
formal and ornate
b)
playful and informal
c)
confusing and serious
d)
loving and nostalgic
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