Question

1. A student is writing an email to a professor to ask about a grade that was lower than expected. What is the best tone for the student to use in the email to appropriately convey its purpose?

A.angry
B.polite
C. humorous
D. desperate
2. A student is writing a speech to deliver to the Board of Education in his town. The student is concerned with the quality of school lunches being served in schools. What is the appropriate tone for this speech given its purpose and intended audience?
A. informal
B. sarcastic
C. formal
D. entertaining
3.Hello everyone, and thank you for coming. It is an honor to be with you today and ask that you vote for me as your Student Government President. I am capable, willing, and intelligent. I have an excellent relationship with the teachers and principal of the school. I am excited for what we can accomplish together.

4. What can the student do to adjust the tone of this speech to better suit the purpose and audience?
A. No changes are needed.
B. Add some statistical data about why he is an effective candidate.
C. Explain all the reasons why his opponents are not good candidates.
D. Tell a story about a shared experience he and his classmates had together.
5.I know that this may be a surprise to you. I haven't talked with you in years and we didn't part well. I wonder about you a lot, what you look like, what you are doing, if you still have those amazing dimples that I loved so much. I hear about you once in a while from my mother, I think she still wishes there was a chance for us. Apparently, our parents still go to golf together, and our mothers talk about our dating lives. Who is the intended audience?
A. the writer's mother
B. a lost friend
C.a previous romantic partner
D. a relative the writer lost touch with

Answer 1

1. B: Polite
2. C: Formal
4. B: Add some statistical data about why he is an effective candidate.
5. C: A previous romantic partner

Explanations

1. If you are polite with your teacher you might have a chance to get your grade improved but if you did any of the other options they would either not answer you at all or not take you seriously.

2. Giving a speech to the Board of Education has to be professional so being formal is the best option. It shows that you have done some heavy research and put some real thought into it. If you do any of the other options they will consider you either disrespectful or not serious. Then they will promply dismiss you.

4. You would need to add some real good and factual reasons why you would be a good student governemt president because otherwise you will sound boastful and concedent and nobody will vote for you. If you just trash talk your oponet people will wonder what you can do better. Plus if your opponet goes after you they can dismiss your claims and use that against you. Also if you just tell stories his classmates will consider him sappy and no real progress would be made to justify why he should by student government president.

5. I think the letter is about a previous romantic partner because of "I think she still wishes there was a chance for us," and " Our mothers talk about our dating lives." This letter just screams past romance. Plus it said our mothers which imply that the writer is not writing to his mother. It couldn't be a realitive because it says that the writer wishes there was still a chance for them. It could be a lost but the tone, as well as the clues, makes it obvious that this letter is meant for a previous romantic partner.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

1. B polite
2. C formal
4. No changes
5. C