Which of the following terms describes the way a reader feels?(1 point)
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mood
mood
tone
tone
meaning
meaning
connotation
connotation
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mood
Which of the following terms describes the writer’s attitude toward his or her subject?(1 point)
Responses
meaning
meaning
connotation
connotation
tone
tone
experience
experience
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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
neutral
neutral
informative
informative
tragic
tragic
positive
positive
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positive
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
joyful
joyful
tense
tense
upsetting
upsetting
excited
excited
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excited
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
shook
shook
surprised
surprised
terrified
terrified
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