Which of the following terms describes the way a reader feels?(1 point)
Responses
mood
mood
meaning
meaning
tone
tone
connotation
mood
Which of the following terms describes the writer’s attitude toward his or her subject?(1 point)
Responses
meaning
meaning
experience
experience
tone
tone
connotation
tone
Use the sentences to answer the question.
Kim is such a hardworking and energetic student. She smiled and jumped for joy when she found out she got an A on her algebra test.
What is the tone of the sentences?
(1 point)
Responses
positive
positive
informative
informative
tragic
tragic
neutral
Use the excerpt from “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to answer the question.
Then he said, “Good night!” and with muffled oar
Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore,
Just as the moon rose over the bay,
Where swinging wide at her moorings lay
The Somerset, British man-of-war; …
Which word best describes the tone of the excerpt?
(1 point)
Responses
excited
excited
tense
tense
upsetting
upsetting
joyful
joyful
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Word Choice Quick Check
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Question
Use the excerpt from “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to answer the question.
Then he climbed the tower of the Old North Church,
By the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread,
To the belfry-chamber overhead,
And startled the pigeons from their perch
Which word has a meaning similar to startled but with a more negative connotation?
(1 point)
Responses
calmed
calmed
terrified
terrified
shook
shook
surprised