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Author's Tone Quiz
Author's Tone Quiz
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Author's tone?: Thank God the math test was canceled. I didn't study for the test at all. I need more time to study.
relieved
bitter
optimistic
serene
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impatient or annoyed
irritated
pessimistic
relieved
optimistic
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Author's Tone: Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet and so are you!
pessimistic
optimistic
serene
lighthearted
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Which action would show an "earnest" tone?
keeping a straight face when someone tells a joke
using your mask as a slingshot
smiling from ear to ear
barking like a dog
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Author's tone?:
Nobody will show up to my birthday party. Nobody likes me at school. This will be the worse party ever.
serene
optimistic
relieved
pessimistic
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Author's tone
: Tony stared at the picture of his beloved dog, Jack. He remembered how he loved to play on the beach.
lighthearted
tense
relieved
nostalgic
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Which idiom would show an "optimistic" tone?
Kayla was down in the dumps after her boyfriend cheated on her.
It's raining cats and dogs.
My siblings make me go bananas when I have to babysit them.
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.
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feeling happy because something difficult was avoided or stopped
relieved
lighthearted
optimistic
serene
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Author's Tone? : Kathy cried buckets of tears as she stared at her grandmother's casket being lowered into the ground.
somber
tense
bitter
conceited
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Which action would show an "indifferent" tone?
shrugging your shoulders
rolling your eyes
stomping your feet
giving someone a high 5
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What is tone?
An intense emotion.
The atmosphere.
It's how the reader's feel as they are reading.
The author's attitude towards a topic.
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very serious; not joking around about the situation
lighthearted
somber
tense
earnest
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Which action would show a "sympathetic" tone?
texting someone back
walking away as someone is speaking
letting a friend copy your homework
sharing your lunch with a classmate that forgot theirs
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having too much pride in your own worth
serene
conceited
optimistic
pessimistic
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feeling neither good or bad; don't really care
serene
indifferent
tense
sympathetic
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How can we identify the tone?
All answers are correct.
By looking at word choices.
By looking at the details.
By identifying the setting.
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Which simile would show a "serene" tone?
as cute as a puppy
as quiet as a mouse
as bright as the sun
as loud as a school cafeteria
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Which action would show a "conceited" tone?
putting your head down when speaking to others
avoiding eye contact
constantly posting selfies
cracking your knuckles
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Author's tone?
: While everyone else ran to the table to get their pizza, Ned just sat quietly at his desk.
indifferent
earnest
confident
greedy
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showing hatred, anger or painful emotions
bitter
serene
indifferent
sympathetic
