Word Choice Quick Check Answers!!

Question 1: Use the sentence 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. Neutral
2. Tragic
3. Informative
4. Positive***

Question 2: Which of the following terms describes the writer's attitude toward his or her subject?

1. Meaning
2. Connotation
3. Experience
4. Tone***

Question 3: Use the excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to answer the question.

Then he said, "Good night!" and with a 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. Joyful
2. Excited
3. Tense***
4. Upsetting

Question 4: Which of the following terms describes the way a reader feels?

1. Connotation
2. Tone
3. Meaning
4. Mood***

Question 5: 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 overheard,
And startled the pigeons from their perch

Which word has a meaning similar to startled but with a more negative connotation?

1. Terrified***
2. Surprised
3. Calmed
4. Shook

Whenever there is a *** after an answer it means that, that it the right answer)

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4 is wrong. isnt it supposed to be tone?

Thank you for providing the answers. It looks like you have correctly identified the answers to the word choice quick check questions. Let me explain how to arrive at these answers:

1. The tone of the sentences is the overall attitude or feeling conveyed by the words used. In this case, the words "hardworking," "energetic," "smiled," and "jumped for joy" indicate a positive tone, so the correct answer is 4. Positive.

2. The writer's attitude toward the subject refers to how the writer feels or thinks about the topic they are writing about. The term that best describes this is "tone." So, the correct answer is 4. Tone.

3. The tone of the excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride" can be determined by analyzing the emotions evoked by the words used. In this case, the words "muffled," "silently," and "tense" indicate a sense of suspense or unease, so the correct answer is 3. Tense.

4. The way a reader feels while reading a piece of writing is referred to as the "mood." So, the correct answer is 4. Mood.

5. Finding a word with a similar meaning and a more negative connotation requires understanding the connotations associated with different words. In this case, "startled" has a neutral connotation, while "terrified" has a more negative connotation. So, the correct answer is 1. Terrified.

Remember that understanding word choice, tone, connotation, and mood requires careful reading and interpretation of the given text.

Thank you for providing the answers. I can confirm that the correct answers are:

Question 1: The tone of the sentence is Positive.

Question 2: The term that describes the writer's attitude toward his or her subject is Tone.

Question 3: The tone of the excerpt is Tense.

Question 4: The term that describes the way a reader feels is Mood.

Question 5: The word with a meaning similar to startled but with a more negative connotation is Terrified.

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