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Identifying Author’s Tone Name: _________________________________________________ Practice 1 Following are five reactions to a fender-bender accident (in which one car hits and slightly damages the rear fender of another car

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Identifying Author’s Tone

Name: _________________________________________________

Practice 1

Following are five reactions to a fender-bender accident (in which one car hits and slightly

damages the rear fender of another car.) Label each statement with the tone of voice you

think is present. Choose a tone from the following.

 

 

angry        apologetic          calm     concerned          defensive         humorous

 

 

____________ 1. “Are you hurt? Are you sure you’re okay? Don’t move too quickly.

Take your time getting out of the car.

 

_____________ 2. “I am really sorry. I was daydreaming a bit, which is no excuse. I

should have been more careful.”

 

_____________ 3. “You idiot! If you hadn’t stopped short, I would never have hit you.

You should be tossed in jail. You could have gotten us both killed.”

 

______________ 4. “It’s no big deal. Neither of us was hurt, which is all that counts.

The damage is slight. Don’t worry about it.”

 

______________ 5. “Hey, this wasn’t my fault. Don’t even think about blaming me.

You’re the one that stopped too quickly, not me. I did nothing wrong here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 LBlanding/HCC/Fall 2018

From: T en Steps To Improving College Reading Skills  by John Langan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practice 2

Following is a conversation between a mother and son. Label each statement with the tone

of voice you think is present. Choose a tone from the following.

 

 

disbelieving   self-pitying     sympathetic    threatening    straightforward   sarcastic

 

 

_____________________ 1. “Please take the garbage out on your way to school this

morning.”

_____________________ 2. “Sure, Mom. I’ve been looking forward to that chore all

morning.”

_____________________ 3. “Listen, young man, if you don’t start fulfilling your

responsibilities around this house, your father and I will start asking you to pay rent or

find your own place.”

_____________________ 4. “Okay, I’ll take the garbage out. But you know it’s not easy

going to school full time and working twenty hours a week when I’m just getting over a bad

case of the flu.”

_____________________ 5. “I know, honey, this semester has been an especially

difficult one for you.”

 

 

 

 

 

 LBlanding/HCC/Fall 2018

From: T en Steps To Improving College Reading Skills  by John Langan