WorksheetsHilo Crisis
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
How does Stark feel about the breaking of the robot?
Shocked
Sad
Worried
Terrible
Surprised
Which word/s directly convey his feelings?
I realized
I feel terrible
Calm down
I can’t tell
I am not sure
Select the words/phrases that indicate a sense of guilt, shock and surprise -
You won’t believe what just happened.
I can’t tell you how terrible I feel!
I am not sure if that happened because of me!
Calm down!
All of the above
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!
I can’t tell you how terrible I feel! I am not sure if that happened because of me!
On turning the lights on, I realised the main bolt had fallen off and the entire robot collapsed!
Match the punctuation mark to the tone it is used for
1-D, 2-B, 3-A, 4-C, 5-E
1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-E
1-B, 2-C, 3-E, 4-D, 5-A
1-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-E, 5-B
What does Riri’s mother feel at the start of her talk?
She is angry at Riri
She is worried about Riri
She understands Riri’s feelings
She is imagining what Riri cannot
She is disheartened
Which words/phrases convey mother’s feelings in paragraph 1?
There is no way out of the situation
I can imagine what you must feel right now
I assure you
I am so sorry to hear about..
Focus on the challenge at hand
Identify the words mother uses to describe Riri and Stark
Hard-working
Friendly
Focused
Undecided
Passionate
What is the tone of mother in paragraph 3?
Ambitious
Motivating
Sympathetic
Persuading
Dismissive
Pick the right answer – The order in which Riri’s mother’s tone changes
Encouraging - Empathetic - Assuring
Persuasive - Assuring - Encouraging
Concerning - Assuring - idolising
Assuring - Encouraging - Persuasive
Empathetic - Assuring - Encouraging
In the opening paragraph of the email, Stark is ___ the Principal about Riri and himself.
Informing
Revealing
Addressing
Repeating
Affirming
In the 2nd paragraph of the email, Stark is ___ the Principal for access to the school laboratory
Demanding
Inviting
Requesting
Convincing
Refusing
The tone of the first 2 paragraphs of the email are -
Informal
Formal
Semi-formal
Casual
All of the above
How does Stark persuade the Principal that they are very committed to winning the competition in the last paragraph?
He tells her a story from his earlier dreams
He has won competitions before and can do this again
He knows what the Principal wants
He uses visual, tactile and auditory imagery.
He reminds her that the school has never won a competition
Identify the words that Stark uses in paragraph 3 & 4 to convince the Principal
we are very determined
not let you and the school down
we assure you
can fix
Riri and I have worked very hard
In the opening paragraph of the speech, what tone does Riri use?
Angry
Admiring
Cynical
Humble
Excited
What does the second paragraph indicate, of Stark and Riri’s emotions?
Were confident of what they were doing
Had given up
Doubts themselves
Were unsure of what they were doing
Had failed at what they were doing
The tones from paragraph 2 to 3 changes from ___ to ___
Pessimistic to optimistic
Critical to appreciative
Doubtful to supportive
Confused to confident
Frustrated to confident
At the end of the 4th paragraph, Riri sounds :
Encouraged
Dejected
Distressed
Scornful
Complaining
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.
Believe
fearless
exciting
support, encouragement and believing
All of the above
