Voices of Respect: Author’s Tone & Attitude for Class 8 

This Grade 8 Literature Skills worksheet helps students understand how an author’s tone and attitude shape the meaning of a story. Through the passage “The Old Tree,” learners explore how descriptive language, admiration, and emotional expression influence the way readers view characters, settings, and themes. 

Why Author’s Tone & Attitude Matter in Grammar? 
1. Tone reveals the author’s feelings and perspective toward a subject. 
2. Students learn how word choice influences reader understanding. 
3. Analyzing attitude strengthens literary interpretation and comprehension skills. 
4. Learners become more confident in identifying emotions and themes in writing. 
 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students answer MCQs focused on identifying the author’s tone, understanding symbolism, and recognizing how the narrator influences reader opinion. 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Match the Following 
Learners match tone-related ideas such as “respectful,” “nostalgic,” and “admiration” with the correct meanings and evidence from the passage. 

📋 Exercise 3 – True or False 
Students evaluate statements about the story, author attitude, village reactions, and the symbolic meaning of the tree. 

📝 Exercise 4 – Sort the Words 
Children sort descriptive words into tone or attitude categories, improving their understanding of literary vocabulary and emotional expression. 

📖 Exercise 5 – Short Answer Questions 
Students explain how the author shows admiration, why the tone feels nostalgic, and how the narrator shapes reader opinion through descriptive writing. 
 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
1. b) Respectful 
2. b) A silent guardian of time 
3. b) For development 
4. b) Nature and tradition 
5. b) They respected it 
6. a) Nostalgic 
7. b) The author’s attitude 
8. b) In the middle of a village 
9. a) Meaning and history 
10. b) It praises the tree 

Exercise 2 – Match the Following 
1. Respectful – Praises the old tree 
2. Nostalgic – Values the past 
3. Silent guardian – Represents history 
4. Nature – Important and special 
5. Tradition – Ancient village symbol 
6. Development – Modern progress 
7. Author attitude – Writer’s viewpoint 
8. Village tree – Important 
9. Meaningful object – Important and special 
10. Admiration – Strong appreciation 

Exercise 3 – True or False 
1. True 
2. False 
3. True 
4. True 
5. True 
6. False 
7. True 
8. True 
9. False 
10. False 

Exercise 4 – Sort the Words 

Tone Words – Respectful, Nostalgic, Admiring, Caring, Honorable 

Development Words – Meaningful, Traditional, Valuable, Peaceful, Protective 

Exercise 5 – Short Answer Questions 
1. The author shows admiration for the tree by calling it “a silent guardian of time” and describing it with respect and appreciation. 

2. The tone is described as nostalgic because the narrator values nature, history, and tradition connected with the ancient tree. 

3. The author influences the reader’s opinion by presenting the tree as meaningful and important rather than just an ordinary object. 

Help your child strengthen literary analysis and reading comprehension with engaging Grade 8 tone and attitude practice activities designed to improve critical thinking and interpretation skills. 
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