
Tone & Word Choice
Authored by Eboni Williams
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is tone?
How the reader feels about a given topic, audience, or character
The way a source sounds when read aloud
The way a reader's voice sounds
How the author feels about a given topic, audience, or character
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is tone expressed?
With the word positive, neutral, or negative
In a word or short phrase
the author will state it explicitly
Tone will be expressed in the title of the source
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is tone important?
Readers can't interpret their own feelings without knowing how the author feels
Because my teacher said so
Critical readers need to be aware about the author's attitude towards the topic
Readers should know how authors feel about the topic, so that they can feel the same thing.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Tone may be hidden, because authors rarely state their feelings directly.
true
false
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How does a reader determine author's tone?
(mark all that apply)
Identify the author and topic
Read an interview of the source's author
Analyze author's word choice
Infer tone using author's word choice
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the tone of these words:
informative, serious, objective, factual
positive
negative
humor/irony/sarcasm
sorrow/fear/worry
neutral
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the tone of these words:
silly, sarcastic, amused, teasing
positive
negative
humor/irony/sarcasm
sorrow/fear/worry
neutral
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
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