Read the following sentences from
"Lifeguard Rules!"
"Wow, your sister thinks she's a prison guard instead of a lifeguard," Michael said.
"You'd think she'd go easy on her own brother and his best friend," he added.
Which of the following words best describes Michael's tone?
(1 point)
* annoyed
*dejected
*furious
*surprised
Read the following sentences from
"Lifeguard Rules!"
"Wow, your sister thinks she's a prison guard instead of a lifeguard," Michael said.
"You'd think she'd go easy on her own brother and his best friend," he added.
Which of the following words best describes Michael's tone?
(1 point)
* annoyed
*dejected
*furious
*surprised
1 Ira was sitting in the shade because it
was over ninety degrees in the sun, which beat down with a fierce vengeance. He
wished he was still playing around in the cool, blue water of the pool. He had been splashing in the shallow end until the shrill
sound of the lifeguard's whistle cut
through the air like a siren.
2 "That's it, Ira and Michael," Francesca
had said. "You guys don't get a third
warning. Go spend fifteen minutes out of
the water. T'Il inform you when I'm ready
to see you in the pool again."
3 "Wow, your sister thinks she's a prison guard instead of a lifeguard," Michael
said. "You'd think she'd go easy on her
own brother and his best friend," he added.
4 Ira was feeling conflicted. On the one hand, he felt like he should stick up for his sister. After all, Francesca had given him and Michael two warnings. The first time she had been friendly and brief. The second time she had called them over to the side of the pool and lectured them for a full minute. It was only when they resumed their splashing war and accidentally soaked Mr. Murphy, who was reading his newspaper in a beach chair, that Francesca had whistled them out of the pool.
5 Ira was thinking about what to say. He didn't want to offend Michael, who was his best friend, and he himself argued with Francesca all the time, but in his heart he knew that she was doing her job and she had been correct to discipline Michael and him, especially after two warnings.
6 Before Ira spoke up, everyone's attention shifted back to the swimming pool. Kendra, a girl in Ira's class, and her little brother were laughing and shouting.
They were having a splashing war much like the one that had gotten Ira and
Michael ejected.
7 "Look," Michael was quick to observe,
"everyone is splashing each other, so why did Francesca have to pick on you?"
8 Before Michael finished the last syllable of his question, three -make that four - things happened at almost exactly the same time. First, Kendra sent a big spray of water at her brother. Second, as the water splashed over the pool deck, a young toddler who wasn't paying attention stepped into the puddle, and her feet slipped out from under her.
9 Third and fourth, Francesca's arm shot out like a lasso, encircling the young girl to keep her from falling. Then, with her other hand, Francesca lifted her whistle to her lips to signal Kendra, who was in for a stern lecture.
10 Ira no longer felt the need to say anvthing in Francesca's defense. Michael suddenly got too interested in tying knots in the drawstring of his swimsuit to bother criticizing Francesca. The little girl's mother came over to thank the lifeguard who never took her eyes off of the swimmers in the water.
Based on the given passage, Michael's tone can be described as annoyed.
The word that best describes Michael's tone in the given sentences from "Lifeguard Rules!" is annoyed.
To determine Michael's tone in the given sentences, we can analyze the context and the words he uses. In this case, Michael is commenting on the actions of Ira's sister, who is acting strict like a prison guard instead of being lenient as a lifeguard. He also mentions that she should go easy on her own brother and his best friend.
Based on this information, the best word to describe Michael's tone is "annoyed". He is expressing irritation or frustration towards Ira's sister's behavior as a lifeguard.
To find the answer, we need to read the sentences and understand the context in which the words are being used. By paying attention to the details and the tone of the character's statements, we can infer Michael's tone as annoyed.