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WorksheetsTone and Diction
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the tone of the following statement? ------ "Those grimy rugrats need to keep their despicable paws off my property. Children should not be allowed in public without a babysitter!"
humorous, light-hearted
bitter, angry
neutral, objective
sarcastic, witty
Read this statement: "Those grimy rugrats need to keep their despicable paws off my property. Children should not be allowed in public without a babysitter!" The diction that suggested a bitter tone included the following words:
children, public, allowed
property, children, babysitter
paws, grimy, rugrats, despicable
babysitter, allowed, property
What is the tone of the following passage? ----- "Those delightful children are a joy to see playing in my yard. Their bright faces and silly antics bring a smile to my face."
sarcastic, stern
angry, bitter
warm, positive
humorous, light-hearted
Read this statement: "Those delightful children are a joy to see playing in my yard. Their bright faces and silly antics bring a smile to my face." The diction that conveys a positive and warm tone included:
yard, face, antics
bright, smile, delightful
children, playing, yard
face, see, yard
Which phrase has a positive tone?
They are terrorists!
They are freedom fighters!
Which phrase has a negative tone?
The flower's scrawny stalk bent in the wind.
The flower's slender stem dances in the wind.
Which phrase has a neutral tone (shows neither a positive nor negative tone -- objective)?
The much-anticipated event at the glamorous new arena featured singers, dancers, and musicians, performing for 25,000 delighted spectators.
The event at the arena featured singers, dancers, and musicians, performing for 25,000 spectators.
The ill-planned event at the run-down arena featured second-rate singers, amateur dancers, and so-called musicians, performing for 25,000 raucous spectators.
What is the tone of this passage? --- "This race was going to be my power run, where I would show my competitors my fierce skills and dominate them mightily."
timid
angry
neutral
confident
Read this statement: "The race was going to be my power run, where I would show my competitors my fierce skills and dominate them mightily." The diction that conveys a confident tone includes:
run, competitors, skills
race, skills, show
fierce, dominate, power
them, run, show
Which tone is sarcastic and negative?
Sit in the sunshine, smile, and bask in the beauty of the day.
Sit in that glaring sunshine, paint a smile on your face, and let that sunburn come.
Sit in the bright sunshine, soak up the Vitamin D, and re-energize.
