Read this excerpt from Margaret Frink's Journal of the Adventures of a Party of California Gold-seekers:Here we again heard alarming and discouraging accounts of deeds of violence and bloodshed that had recently been committed on the plains, along the route that we were very soon to travel over.Which statement best describes the effect of word choice on the tone of the excerpt?A.Phrases like "recently been committed" give the excerpt a menacing tone.B.Phrases like "alarming and discouraging" give the excerpt a defeated tone.C.Phrases like "deeds of violence" give the excerpt a foreboding tone.D.Phrases like "we again heard" give the excerpt a questioning tone

Read this excerpt from Margaret Frink's Journal of the Adventures of a Party of California Gold-seekers:Here we again heard alarming and discouraging accounts of deeds of violence and bloodshed that had recently been committed on the plains, along the route that we were very soon to travel over.Which statement best describes the effect of word choice on the tone of the excerpt?A.Words like "again" and "soon" give the excerpt an expectant tone.B.Works like "discouraging" and "bloodshed" give the excerpt a depressed tone.C.Words like "alarming" and "violence" give the excerpt a sinister tone.D.Words like "deeds" and "committed" give the excerpt a threatening tone.

Which tone best matches the historical sections of The Way to Rainy Mountain?A.Angry and criticalB.Lofty and celebratoryC.Factual and detachedD.Imaginative and descriptive

Read this excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath:The movement changed them; the highways, the camps along the road, the fear of hunger and the hunger itself, changed them. The children without dinner changed them, the endless moving changed them.Which best describes the tone of this excerpt?A.SympatheticB.HopefulC.UncaringD.Syntactical

Which term best describes the author's tone in paragraph 8?A. soberB. passionateC. flatteringD. mocking

The tone of the passage can be best described as A. playful. B. hopeful. C. frightful. D. remorseful.