Tone Vocab Practice Quiz #2

"This historical novel is filled with all the small, intricate details of life in the Renaissance, reflecting the writer's vast knowledge of the time period."

This historical novel's tone is beign described as...

• erudite

• laudatory

• moralistic

• mournful

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"We must act now, before it's too late! Every moment we wait is another step closer to disaster."
What is the tone of this passage?

• laudatory

• emphatic

• enigmatic

• minimal

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"The poem painted a dreamlike vision, more concerned with feelings and fleeting moments than with concrete reality."
The poem's tone would best be described as...

• pessimistic

• impressionistic

• objective

• encapsulation

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

"Her voice was soft and filled with the weight of her grief, though her words were few."

Which best describes this speaker's tone?

• excessive

• mournful

• incredulous

• inflated

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

"The proposal for the budget seemed far too ambitious, stretching resources thin without much regard for practical limitations."

The speaker is describing the propsal as...

• forthcoming

• enigmatic

• excessive

• laudatory

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

An article that never wavers from the facts and presents each argument with impartial evidence and reason would like have which tone?

• frivolous

• emphatic

• enigmatic

• objective

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

If you need to thank Beyonce and want to shower her with praise, making it clear than no one else has ever achieved more than she has, you would likely take a ______________ tone.

• mild

• laudatory

• mournful

• frivolous

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The speech was riddled with lofty and unnecessary language, making it sound more important than it really was. It's tone was __________.

• forthcoming

• pessimistic

• inflated

• enigmatic

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

There seemed to be little hope left, and as the meeting continued, the room grew heavier with the weight of failure.

What is the tone of this passage?

• objective

• pessimistic

• minimal

• explicit

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

His ideas were full of wonder, yet so mysterious that no one could quite understand his ultimate meaning.

Which best describes the tone of his ideas?

• emphatic

• enigmatic

• minimal

• exhortation

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4