Question

The paragraph below is an excerpt from an article written for a school newspaper.

Answer 1

The tone of the above article is critical.

Critical tone refers to make careful judgments about something or to evaluate the negative judgments. It throws light on issues or statements to be focused on.

In the above article, the author criticizes texting as a part of communication to talk or disseminate information, hindering students learning and ultimately failing to attempt the objective of school.

Answer 2

Answer: D) Critical.

Explanation: The tone of a text or sentence is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones, like: positive, negative, objective, sad, angry, etc. In the given paragraph, we can see an example of a critical tone, because the author is giving his opinion about the benefits and disadvantages of texting.