Diction Syntax & Tone
11th Grade
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Diction Syntax & Tone
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English
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11th Grade
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Cassandra Ryan
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
(Passage #1) Is the connotation of the word relentlessly in paragraph 1 positive or negative?
Positive
Negative
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
(Passage #1) How do the short, simple sentences in paragraph 2 affect the tone?
They speed up the paragraph, making the tone more excited and tense.
They slow down the paragraph, making the tone more suspenseful and serious.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
(Passage #1) How would you best describe the overall tone of this passage?
Worried
Informative
Optimistic
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
(Passage #2) How would you best describe the overall tone of this passage?
Sarcastic
Informative
Bored
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
(Passage #2) Which phrase best helps to establish the tone identified in the previous question?
If you'd like to spend $40 to be bored by a video game
created and produced by the otherwise popular and successful Digital Fun Studios
The action is dull, the problems to overcome are predictable, and the characters are almost laughable
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
(Passage #2) Is the connotation of the word laughable positive or negative?
Positive
Negative
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
(Passage #3) What is the overall tone of this excerpt?
Happy
Sympathetic
Respectful
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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