Tone and Diction

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which phrase has a positive tone?

• They are terrorists!

• They are freedom fighters!

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Which phrase has a negative tone?

• The flower's scrawny stalk bent in the wind.

• The flower's slender stem dances in the wind.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B