WorksheetsTone words A-M and education readings
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Emerson's tone is best described as...
acerbic
didactic
elegiac
laconic
Ralph Waldo Emerson emphasizes the importance of
Patience and Virtue
Direct instruction
Genius and Drill
Corporal punishment
Emerson believes a child's curiosity and education begins with
birth
parents
elementary school
a strong teacher
Sherman Alexie uses Superman as
an extended metaphor
a narrative anecdote
an allegory
all of these
Which writer was a transcendentalist?
Sherman Alexie
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Kyoko Mori
all of these
"School" by Kyoko Mori was originally written as...
an argumentative essay
a memoir
a speech
a newspaper editorial
The --- gentleman left a further sum of $5000 to be divided among the poor.
benevolent
cryptic
disdainful
insipid
The --- tone she used when talking about her ex-boyfriend suggested she was still holding a grudge.
acerbic
condescending
euphoric
grandiose
Many people describe their graduations as ---: excited for the future but sad to say goodbye.
benevolent
bittersweet
contemptuous
iconoclastic
Journalists are supposed to use a --- tone when giving the who, what, when, where, why and how without opinion.
clinical
facetious
impartial
indignant
Laughing during the sermon struck the others as deeply --- in church.
colloquial
disdainful
irreverent
laudatory
Kyoko Mori's use of quotation marks around the words "the real world" indicate
emphasis
irony
a direct quotation
understatement
Exigence refers to a writer's
persona
inspiration
ethos
previous publications
Both experimental and --- evidence show that the treatment is effective.
clinical
despondent
flippant
grandiose
My mother often spends her monthly pension on ---- purchases she never uses.
disdainful
facetious
frivolous
laconic
She was --- upon learning she was awarded a full scholarship.
euphoric
frivolous
indignant
hostile
He was -- after being pulled over for no reason.
enigmatic
indignant
didactic
colloquial
The coach gave a --- speech about the MVP at the banquet.
bittersweet
elegiac
flippant
laudatory
I was troubled by the ---letter I received in the mail.
benevolent
cryptic
didactic
impartial
I could not decipher the --- expression on his face.
cynical
enigmatic
hostile
paternal
