Tone

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do the tone of a piece of writing and a speaker's tone of voice have in common?
In speech, tone is expressed by volume; in writing, tone is expressed by dialogue.
In speech, tone is expressed by words; in writing, tone is expressed by punctuation.
They are similar in that word choice and vocabulary affects them both.
They aren't related at all.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How would you characterize the tone of the following sentence:
"I won the game fair and square — and I'll fight anyone who says differently!"
delighted
angry
bored
deceitful
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What kind of tone would you most likely find in a newspaper editorial that endorses a political candidate?
gloom & despair
optimism & enthusiasm
sarcasm & anger
fear & loathing
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
1 min • 1 pt
Tone is most closely related to:
emotion
capitalization
punctuation
setting
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the tone of the sentence?
"Both competitors worked hard, but Jason won the competition by 4 points."
sentimental
judgemental
aggressive
objective
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the connotation of "snickered" as it is used in the sentence: The pitcher snickered when the batter swung and completely missed the ball.
positive
negative
neutral
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the tone of the following sentence?
"'Here we go again,' he moaned, as he watched the other team score yet another goal."
joy
fury
excitement
frustration
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
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