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CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill. Which of the following is the best way to express the meaning of the word alumni in this sentence?
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CAHSEE ELA 9.1 Ambiguities 205 Views
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CAHSEE ELA 9.1 Ambiguities. What is the best way to describe the tone in this passage?
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- 00:03
Here's an unshmoopy question to pass the time...
- 00:07
Hopefully you've read this passage already... but if you haven't, all is not lost. Hit
- 00:11
pause and take a sec to refresh your brain:
- 00:24
What is the BEST way to describe the TONE in this passage?
- 00:31
And here are your potential answers:
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- 00:41
So... what is this question asking? What IS tone?
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Laaaaaaa.
- 00:46
Well, yeah, sorta. Except... maybe slightly less tone deaf.
- 00:51
Lousy singing voice aside, the musical arena is not a bad place to start.
- 00:56
Here's a tone:
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And here's another:
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And another:
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Each of these is vastly different. And each has a different feel. Which is what this question
- 01:13
is asking... what is the feel of this passage?
- 01:16
With questions about tone, there's often no perfect answer -- so it's all about
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just finding the Best.
- 01:22
Let's go through 'em. D pops out as a total no way -- the writer is anything BUT
- 01:27
bored.
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Nervous and fearful are decent answers actually -- they're just not Best.
- 01:33
So the answer is anticipatory...
- 01:35
...or C.
- 01:36
As in, "Close your ears."
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