Question

Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(01.08 LC)

What sense does this excerpt evoke?

Earthquakes are eerily quiet—at first, anyway—but this wasn't quiet. This was loud, an incredible roaring sound that was louder than anything I'd ever heard before. The sound was so punishing it drove me to my knees, and I wasn't the only one.
A) Touch
B)Taste
C)Hearing
D) Movement


Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(01.08 LC)

What is tone in literature?
A)The audience's reaction
B)The author's attitude
C)The character's mood
D)The reader's feelings


Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(01.08 MC)

Select the line from the excerpt that shows a remorseful (sorry) tone?

Mom gave me a long hug, and I noticed how thin her arms had gotten, how saggy the skin on her neck was. I always thought of my mother as young, pale, rosy-cheeked and cheerful, peering shrewdly through her metal-rim glasses. Now she looked a little like an old woman. I had done that to her. The terrorists had done that to her. The Department of Homeland Security had done that to her.
A) Mom gave me a long hug …
B)I noticed how thin her arms had gotten …
C)I had done that to her.
D)The terrorists had done that to her.


Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(01.08 LC)

Which word best describes the mood in this excerpt from Little Brother?

He slammed his hand down on the desk and then pointed his finger at me. "The problem, Mr Yallow, is that you've been engaged in criminal conspiracy to subvert this school's security system, and you have supplied security countermeasures to your fellow students. You know that we expelled Graciella Uriarte last week for using one of your devices." Uriarte had gotten a bad rap. She'd bought a radio¬jammer from a head¬shop near the 16th Street BART station and it had set off the countermeasures in the school hallway. Not my doing, but I felt for her.
A)Aggressive
B)Hopeless
C)Suspenseful
D)Playful


Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(01.08 LC)

What level of diction is typically found in scholarly works and speeches?
A)Formal
B)Standard
C)Informal
D) Practiced


Question 6 (Matching Worth 5 points)

(01.08 LC)

Match each statement to the tone it expresses.

Match
Term
Definition

match letter with number

1)I was thrilled that my cousin was coming to stay with us.


2)My heart broke when I saw the children in the hospital.


3)You're so silly; you can't wear pajamas to school.


4)She has no talent; she's a fool if she thinks she'll be cast in the play.


5)The woman bit her fingernails and tapped her foot while waiting for her test results.


A) Playful
B) Empathetic
C) Joyous
D) Cruel
E) Anxious

Answer 1

Multiple choice
1- B
2-B
3-C
4-C
5-A

Match
1-C
2-B
3-A
4-D
5-E

Answer 2

1. C)Hearing

Words and phrases like "quite," "loud," "sound," and "an incredible roaring sound than anything I'd ever heard before" evokes the sense of hearing in the reader.

2. B)The author's attitude

In literature, the tone is the way the author approaches the topic of their story or any piece of writing, that is, the author's attitude toward a topic, and it's usually determined by the word choice and syntax that they use to narrate.

3. C)I had done that to her.

To be remorseful is to have a deep regret or guilt for something bad we have done, the line "I had done that to her" is the one that expresses the speaker's guilt for a wrong committed.

4. A)Aggressive

The violent actions of slamming "his hand down on the desk" and pointing "his finger at me" all set an aggressive tone.

5. A)Formal

Professional and academic settings, such as scholarly works and speeches, are considered formal settings so a formal diction here is the most appropriate. On the other hand, more casual environments like a dinner with friends, texting and talking to relatives, prefer an informal laguage.

Question 6

1)I was thrilled that my cousin was coming to stay with us: C) Joyous

The adjective "Thrilled" sets a positive and joyous tone,

2)My heart broke when I saw the children in the hospital: B) Empathetic

To be empathetic is to have the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. In the sentence, the speaker shows that ability to the children in the hospital, and it sets the empathetic tone.

3)You're so silly; you can't wear pajamas to school: A) Playful

The sentence is light-hearted as the word "silly" should not be taken seriously, but with ease, and that sets a playful tone.

4)She has no talent; she's a fool if she thinks she'll be cast in the play: D) Cruel

The speaker's intent when making this remark is not to be nice, but to be cruel.

5)The woman bit her fingernails and tapped her foot while waiting for her test results: E) Anxious

The actions "bit her fingernails and tapped her foot" are indications of worry, nervousness and unease about something and they set the anxious tone.