TONE
Inference
Inference
TONE
Infer to solve riddles
100
How author feels about a topic
What is tone?
100
To figure something out from clues
What is "drawing inferences" (p. 222)
100
"William, don't forget your towel!" Mom shouted as she applied sunblock on the baby. William threw the folding chairs in the back of the minivan and shouted through the garage door, "OK Mom!" He then ran up and grabbed his towel. "Georgie!" William shouted. There was no response. Mom packed the baby up into the car seat. "William, can you help me with his umbrella?" William ran down the stairs, almost tripping over a chew toy, and then he helped his mother load the large umbrella in the minivan. "Mom, I can't find Georgie," William said. His mother shrugged and replied, "That's OK, William. He probably shouldn't come with us anyway." Where can you infer that they are going?
What is GOING TO THE BEACH. The passage provides clues that indicate where they are going: because they are applying sunblock, bringing lawn chairs, and packing a large umbrella. These are items that are used at the beach.
100
When writing the topic sentence for your summary, make sure to include the title of the article, name of publication, year and author. The topic sentence should give a general overview of the article and be placed as the first sentence of your summary. The tone of this passage is Tired/ Instructive/ Persuasive/ angry
What is INSTRUCTIVE?
100
Can you read the message? Looking _________ your work
What is LOOKING OVER YOUR WORK?
200
I just won the million dollar jackpot! The tone of this sentence is calm/ excited/ annoyed/ scary
What is excited?
200
To make an accurate inference, the first step should be to
What is UNDERSTAND THE LITERAL MEANING (p. 302)
200
As the teacher brought the class back from the washroom, he noticed that Alvin and Eli were nowhere to be seen. He asked the class, "Has anyone seen Alvin or Eli?" Most of the students confirmed that they had not seen them, except for Rodney, who remained silent while tapping his foot on the floor anxiously. The teacher noticed this. "Rodney, do you happen to know where your best buddies Alvin and Eli went?" Rodney looked away and said, "Nah, I haven't seen them." The teacher notified the office of the missing students. An announcement was made over the PA system and a few minutes later, Alvin and Eli returned to class. Both of them were very sweaty and Elijah was carrying a basketball. "Sorry we took so long. We had to use the bathroom," said Eli. "Yeah," chimed in Alvin, "it took longer than we thought." a-Where can you infer that they had been? b-What can you infer about Rodney's strange behavior after he was asked if he knew where they were?
a-What is in the playing basketball somewhere b-Rodney knew where they were and was lying.
200
The black widow spider has a red diamond marking on its back. The tone of this statement is Informative/ angry/ excited/humorous
What is INFORMATIVE?
200
What is the message? 0 _____________ B.S, M.A., Ph.D.
What is THREE DEGREES BELOW ZERO?
300
The couple sat on the beach relaxing to the sound of the gentle surf. The tone of this sentence is scary/ annoyed/ excited/ calm
What is CALM?
300
As Agatha studied Mary, she noticed that her eyes appeared misty, her lips trembled slightly, and a twisted handkerchief lay in her lap. What can you infer about Mary's emotional state from the above passage?
What is UPSET AND ON THE VERGE OF TEARS. [The author implies her meaning through the description provided.]
300
Tony walked out of the shopping mall with his arms full of bags and the sun shining on him. As he approached his car, he started awkwardly feeling around his pockets with his arm full of bags. He did not find what he was looking for so he transferred the bags on one arm to the other arm, which already had bags. Tony had a lot of bags on one arm. He still couldn't find what he was looking for. Now he dropped the bags and plunged both hands desperately into all of the pockets on his jeans. With a look of despair, Tony ran to his car. He tried to open the door, but it was locked. Then he saw something on the passenger seat of the car. He stopped looking and pulled his phone out of his pocket. a- Why is Tony frantic? b-What can you infer he sees on the passenger seat?
a-What is LOST HIS CAR KEYS B-What is his keys
300
Even a broken clock is correct twice a day. The tone of the sentence is formal/ admiring/ humorous/ excited
What is HUMOROUS?
300
Can you read the message? I sing _________ cake
What is ICING ON THE CAKE?
400
Changes to the ecosystem will affect people directly. Those living in low-lying coastal areas will be affected most. Over the next half century, people must consider what actions to take. The tone of this passage is Critical/ Serious/ Subjective/ Urgent
What is SERIOUS? (watch out if you said 'urgent' since the passage says over the next half century)
400
Combining clues to reach a conclusion, reading between the lines, and combining information from the text with information you know to come up with an answer.
What is MAKING AN INFERENCE? (p. 302)
400
Question: Although I'm far from the point, I'm not a mistake. I fix yours. What am I?
What is AN ERASER
400
The big box stores do not care about customer service anymore; they just want customers to spend as much money as possible. The tone of the statement is nostalgic/ humorous/ cynical OR bitter/ angry
What is CYNICAL/BITTER?
400
Can you read the message? gnikool
What is LOOKING BACKWARDS?
500
Hurricane Sandy's power destroyed or damaged thousands of homes and pushed the footprints of the barrier islands along the south shore of Long Island and the Jersey Shore landward as the storm carried beach sand out to deep waters or swept. it across the islands. The tone of this passage is Scientific/ Informative/ Upsetting/ Cautionary
What is INFORMATIVE?
500
Judy always wanted to go to college, but on the first day she was sitting next to students more than half her age. When she received the syllabus in her math class, she wondered how she would fit in all the work of class and her responsibilities as a mother, wife and 9-5 worker. What conclusion can you draw about how Judy felt about going back to college?
What is APPREHENSIVE?
500
Can you read the message? ba nana
What is BANANA SPLIT?
500
Children are such a delight when they spill coffee on your new $1000.00 laptop! The tone is disapproving/ cynical/ sarcastic/ informative
What is SARCASM?
500
Can you read the message? meeatingals
What is EATING BETWEEN MEALS ?
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