Even though the drought in our state is officially over, we should all continue to conserve water simply because it is the right thing to do.
a. pessimistic
b. earnest
c. cynical
d. indignant
Ques. 2An author's tone is revealed primarily through his or her
a. word choice and sentence patterns.
b. objective evidence.
c. use of statistical data.
d. typographical aids.
Directions: For each of the following statements, determine the author's tone and write the letter of the choice in the space provided.
Ques. 3The best time to annotate material is
a. before you begin to read.
b. while you are reading.
c. after you have summarized the material.
d. while you are studying for a test.
Ques. 4When you evaluate evidence, the two factors with which you should be concerned are the
a. author's style and the intended audience.
b. type of evidence being presented and the relevance of the evidence.
c. author's credibility and your own personal experience.
d. author's opinion and your own response.
Ques. 5The essay title that indicates the author's purpose is to inform is:
a. Testing Cosmetics on Animals Is Wrong.
b. The Evolution of the National Park System.
c. The Importance of Investing with Your Conscience.
d. Learning to Live with a Salt-Free Diet.
Ques. 6The statement that expresses an opinion is:
a. Rupert Brooke went to Kings College, Cambridge, in 1906.
b. There he met a group of young people, most of them born during the 1880s into the educated professional class.
c. They read G. E. Moore for ideas about ethics, Sidney and Beatrice Webb on politics, and Roger Fry and E. M. Forster on art and literature.
d. These privileged young intellectuals seemed to have been rebelling against the nineteenth century and Victorianism.
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