Identifying Tone in Literature

Read the following sentence from "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White: "'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.'" What is the tone of this sentence?

• Angry

• Grateful

• Humorous

• Suspicious

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Read the following sentence from "Anne of Green Gables" by L.M. Montgomery: "'I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.'" What is the tone of this sentence?

• Joyful

• Angry

• Nervous

• Disappointed

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Read the following sentence from "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien: "It was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort." What is the tone of this sentence?

• Comforting

• Frightening

• Mysterious

• Annoyed

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Read the following sentence from "Matilda" by Roald Dahl: "Matilda longed for her parents to be good and loving and understanding and honorable and intelligent. The fact that they were none of these things was something she had to put up with." Which word best describes the tone of this sentence?

• Hopeful

• Disappointed

• Excited

• Terrified

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Read the following sentence from "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett: "She was standing inside the secret garden with a curious look." Based on this sentence, what is the most likely tone?

• Curious

• Angry

• Bored

• Tired

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Read the following sentence from "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan: "I was used to being invisible. People rarely noticed me." What is the tone of this sentence?

• Proud

• Lonely

• Excited

• Grateful

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Read the following sentence from "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio: "I know I’m not an ordinary ten-year-old kid." What is the tone of this sentence?

• Acceptance

• Jealous

• Angry

• Nervous

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Read the following sentence from "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L’Engle: "Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You’re given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself." What is the tone of this sentence?

• Encouraging

• Frightening

• Bored

• Angry

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Read the following sentence from "Holes" by Louis Sachar: "Stanley Yelnats was given a choice. He could go to jail, or he could go to Camp Green Lake." How does the author’s word choice create the tone in this sentence?

• The use of the word "choice" makes the tone hopeful.

• The mention of "jail" and "Camp Green Lake" creates a serious and tense tone.

• The word "Green" makes the tone happy.

• The word "given" makes the tone excited.

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