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Hilo Crisis

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does Stark feel about the breaking of the robot?

a)

Shocked

b)

Sad

c)

Worried

d)

Terrible

e)

Surprised

2.

Which word/s directly convey his feelings?

a)

I realized

b)

I feel terrible

c)

Calm down

d)

I can’t tell

e)

I am not sure

3.

Select the words/phrases that indicate a sense of guilt, shock and surprise -

a)

You won’t believe what just happened.

b)

I can’t tell you how terrible I feel!

c)

I am not sure if that happened because of me!

d)

Calm down!

e)

All of the above

4.

A combination of diction and punctuation is used to convey tone. Highlight the negative words followed by its appropriate punctuation to convey Stark’s feelings. <br />Riri! You won’t believe what just happened!<br />While I was preparing our tool kit for tomorrow’s robotics competition, I went over to look at our Hilo, our robot, one last time. As soon as I turned the lights off, I heard a loud sound. On turning the lights on, I realised the main bolt had fallen off and the entire robot collapsed! I can’t tell you how terrible I feel! I am not sure if that happened because of me!

a)

I can’t tell you how terrible I feel! I am not sure if that happened because of me!

b)

On turning the lights on, I realised the main bolt had fallen off and the entire robot collapsed!

5.

Match the punctuation mark to the tone it is used for

a)

1-D, 2-B, 3-A, 4-C, 5-E

b)

1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-E

c)

1-B, 2-C, 3-E, 4-D, 5-A

d)

1-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-E, 5-B

6.

What does Riri’s mother feel at the start of her talk?

a)

She is angry at Riri

b)

She is worried about Riri

c)

She understands Riri’s feelings

d)

She is imagining what Riri cannot

e)

She is disheartened

7.

Which words/phrases convey mother’s feelings in paragraph 1?

a)

There is no way out of the situation

b)

I can imagine what you must feel right now

c)

I assure you

d)

I am so sorry to hear about..

e)

Focus on the challenge at hand

8.

Identify the words mother uses to describe Riri and Stark

a)

Hard-working

b)

Friendly

c)

Focused

d)

Undecided

e)

Passionate

9.

What is the tone of mother in paragraph 3?

a)

Ambitious

b)

Motivating

c)

Sympathetic

d)

Persuading

e)

Dismissive

10.

Pick the right answer – The order in which Riri’s mother’s tone changes

a)

Encouraging - Empathetic - Assuring

b)

Persuasive - Assuring - Encouraging

c)

Concerning - Assuring - idolising

d)

Assuring - Encouraging - Persuasive

e)

Empathetic - Assuring - Encouraging

11.

In the opening paragraph of the email, Stark is ___ the Principal about Riri and himself.

a)

Informing

b)

Revealing

c)

Addressing

d)

Repeating

e)

Affirming

12.

In the 2nd paragraph of the email, Stark is ___ the Principal for access to the school laboratory

a)

Demanding

b)

Inviting

c)

Requesting

d)

Convincing

e)

Refusing

13.

The tone of the first 2 paragraphs of the email are -

a)

Informal

b)

Formal

c)

Semi-formal

d)

Casual

e)

All of the above

14.

How does Stark persuade the Principal that they are very committed to winning the competition in the last paragraph?

a)

He tells her a story from his earlier dreams

b)

He has won competitions before and can do this again

c)

He knows what the Principal wants

d)

He uses visual, tactile and auditory imagery.

e)

He reminds her that the school has never won a competition

15.

Identify the words that Stark uses in paragraph 3 & 4 to convince the Principal

a)

we are very determined

b)

not let you and the school down

c)

we assure you

d)

can fix

e)

Riri and I have worked very hard

16.

In the opening paragraph of the speech, what tone does Riri use?

a)

Angry

b)

Admiring

c)

Cynical

d)

Humble

e)

Excited

17.

What does the second paragraph indicate, of Stark and Riri’s emotions?

a)

Were confident of what they were doing

b)

Had given up

c)

Doubts themselves

d)

Were unsure of what they were doing

e)

Had failed at what they were doing

18.

The tones from paragraph 2 to 3 changes from ___ to ___

a)

Pessimistic to optimistic

b)

Critical to appreciative

c)

Doubtful to supportive

d)

Confused to confident

e)

Frustrated to confident

19.

At the end of the 4th paragraph, Riri sounds :

a)

Encouraged

b)

Dejected

c)

Distressed

d)

Scornful

e)

Complaining

20.

Riri’s speech ends on a positive note. Highlight 3 key words to support this claim - <br /><br />Believe in yourself like we did. And be fearless about failures. We did it and so can you! This is just the start towards an exciting journey of building, breaking and rebuilding! Thank you all for the support, encouragement and believing in us even when we didn’t.

a)

Believe

b)

fearless

c)

exciting

d)

support, encouragement and believing

e)

All of the above