Exam 7: While You Read and After You Read, Examine the Authors Tone

Read each sentence and choose the most appropriate tone word from the word bank. Regretful Disapproving Nostalgic Shocked Optimistic Sarcastic Apathetic Excited Urgent Frustrated -"I can't believe Marquis said that to you.I always thought he was polite."Tone:_______________

Read each sentence and choose the most appropriate tone word from the word bank. Regretful Disapproving Nostalgic Shocked Optimistic Sarcastic Apathetic Excited Urgent Frustrated -"This morning I was sitting in the kitchen watching the birds outside the kitchen window and I couldn't help but think of the time we went bird watching."Tone:_______________

Read each sentence and choose the most appropriate tone word from the word bank. Regretful Disapproving Nostalgic Shocked Optimistic Sarcastic Apathetic Excited Urgent Frustrated -"I wish I could go back and do things over again - I would never have made that remark."Tone:_______________

______________ meaning is the emotional tone of a word.

Read each sentence and choose the most appropriate tone word from the word bank. Regretful Disapproving Nostalgic Shocked Optimistic Sarcastic Apathetic Excited Urgent Frustrated -"I quit! I never want to work retail again! Customers are never happy and it is always myfault!"Tone:_______________

__________ is the part of speech which states the characteristics of a person, place, thing, or idea.

Read each sentence and choose the most appropriate tone word from the word bank. Regretful Disapproving Nostalgic Shocked Optimistic Sarcastic Apathetic Excited Urgent Frustrated -"Michael proposed! Michael proposed! I have been waiting for this day for 3 years."Tone:_______________

Companies have four different types of social responsibility or duties. The first duty of a company is to be profitable, and this is called its economic responsibility. The company also has a duty to obey laws and regulations; that is, it has a legal responsibility. Adapted from Dole & Taggart, Activate College Reading, 1st ed. -What word best describes the tone of the passage?________________ Here's a movie that's dopey, cheesy and sometimes downright silly.But it's a disaster movie -it's supposed to be ridiculous! Because this is all about spectacle and 2012 has plenty of that.Adapted from Dole & Taggart, Activate College Reading, 1st ed.

Here's a movie that's dopey, cheesy and sometimes downright silly. But it's a disaster movie - it's supposed to be ridiculous! Because this is all about spectacle and 2012 has plenty of that. Adapted from Dole & Taggart, Activate College Reading, 1st ed. -Circle the tone words that you think best describe the tone of the passage. Objective or Subjective Factual or Emotional

_________ means the author is ignoring his or her own opinions and is focusing on the object of the writing.