Author Purpose, Tone and Intent

Author Purpose, Tone and Intent questions ask why the author wrote the passage and how they feel about the subject — not what the passage states, but the stance behind it.

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How to think about it

Separate content (what is said) from purpose (why it is said).
Read tone from cue words across the whole passage, not from a single adjective.
Match the option to the author's actual attitude, including hedged or mixed stances.
For predicted response, ask what the author would most likely say next, given that stance.

The most common trap

Picking an option that is factual but not the purpose.

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Author Purpose, Tone and Intentattitudehard

Granted, home working hands people back the hours once lost to the commute. Parents, in particular, speak of finally eating supper with their children. Yet the newest staff, with no desk neighbour to ask, can drift into a quiet isolation. It is a gain worth keeping, provided no one is left to sink unseen.

What is the author's attitude toward working from home?

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