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SSAT Upper Level Reading Flashcards: Identifying Tone

Study Identifying Tone in SSAT Upper Level Reading with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Identify the tone: "The policy is not merely flawed; it is dangerously shortsighted."

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ANSWER

Critical. Intensifiers like 'not merely' and 'dangerously' highlight strong judgment against the policy's flaws.

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This deck focuses on Identifying Tone, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for SSAT Upper Level Reading.

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Read the passage, then answer: What tone is suggested by the passage? My grandfather insists that his old radio still works perfectly, which is a bold claim for an object that looks like it survived three separate attics. When I visit, he is already waiting with a screwdriver and the kind of confidence usually reserved for game-show hosts. "We just have to persuade it," he says, as if the radio has feelings and a stubborn personality. I sit at the kitchen table while he removes the back panel with exaggerated care. Dust drifts out like it has been saving itself for this moment. He points to a tangle of wires and explains, in a voice both serious and theatrical, that the problem is "obviously" a loose connection. I nod like I understand, although my expertise ends at turning things on. After several minutes of poking and muttering, he flips the switch. The radio responds with a dramatic hiss, then silence, then—miraculously—a faint burst of music. My grandfather grins as if he has negotiated a peace treaty. I laugh, partly because it is funny, and partly because I feel lucky to witness his stubborn joy. Later, as the station fades in and out, he tells me stories about listening to late-night broadcasts as a teenager. The radio never becomes stable, but the afternoon does. When I leave, the music is still sputtering, and I am still smiling, thinking that some repairs are less about fixing and more about spending time together.
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