Author's Tone and Attitude Practice Test
•15 QuestionsRead the op-ed below, then answer: What is the tone of the passage?
Our school cafeteria has a new rule: no outside lunches on “Green Days.” The posters show smiling carrots and a globe wearing sunglasses. The message is clear: if we all eat cafeteria food, the planet will throw us a thank-you party. I want to care about the Earth, I really do. But the rule feels less like helping nature and more like controlling students.
On Tuesday, I watched Maya stare at her tray like it was a math test written in peas. The line moved slowly, and the air smelled like warm cheese and something else I could not name. When Maya asked if she could bring her peanut-free lunch from home, the answer was a quick “No.” The planet, apparently, cannot survive a turkey sandwich.
If the goal is to reduce trash, there are smarter ways. Let students bring reusable containers. Put real recycling bins in every hallway, not just one lonely bin by the gym that is always overflowing. Teach us what gets recycled, because right now people toss everything in and hope for magic.
Rules work best when they make sense. This one does not. It treats students like we cannot learn, only obey. If the school wants us to be greener, it should start by trusting us enough to be part of the solution.
Read the op-ed below, then answer: What is the tone of the passage?
Our school cafeteria has a new rule: no outside lunches on “Green Days.” The posters show smiling carrots and a globe wearing sunglasses. The message is clear: if we all eat cafeteria food, the planet will throw us a thank-you party. I want to care about the Earth, I really do. But the rule feels less like helping nature and more like controlling students.
On Tuesday, I watched Maya stare at her tray like it was a math test written in peas. The line moved slowly, and the air smelled like warm cheese and something else I could not name. When Maya asked if she could bring her peanut-free lunch from home, the answer was a quick “No.” The planet, apparently, cannot survive a turkey sandwich.
If the goal is to reduce trash, there are smarter ways. Let students bring reusable containers. Put real recycling bins in every hallway, not just one lonely bin by the gym that is always overflowing. Teach us what gets recycled, because right now people toss everything in and hope for magic.
Rules work best when they make sense. This one does not. It treats students like we cannot learn, only obey. If the school wants us to be greener, it should start by trusting us enough to be part of the solution.