Author Tone and Style

Author Tone and Style

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Author Tone and Style

Author Tone and Style

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.6, RL.5.4, RI.11-12.9

+21

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Gary Soto's STYLE could be described as____________________

abrupt and negative

descriptive and full of clear pictures

flowery

formal

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who has the more "formal" style?

Gary Soto

H.G. Wells

Robert Lipsyte

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_______________can affect the way you feel about a work of literature. ________________is often what brings you back again and again to the writing of a particular author.

Sentence structure, tone

Word choice, mood

Imagery, style

Mood and tone; style

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

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

Which author is known for his/her "use of formal words and phrases and long complex sentences?

Gary Soto

Shirley Jackson

Washington Irving

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Author's voice is mainly about the ______ of the author.

word choice

tone

thoughts

Feelings

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If an author writes with a few short sentences and then a long one and then a short one again, what style is he using?

Sentence fluency

Sentence variation

Mood

Word Choice

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If an author keeps repeating a certain phrase, what style choice is he making?

sentence variation

mood

tone

word choice

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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