What does it mean by 'TONE' of a text?

The definition of “tone” is the way the author expresses his attitude through his writing. The tone can change very quickly, or may remain the same throughout the story. Tone is expressed by your use of syntax, your point of view, your diction, and the level of formality in your writing.

How to Find the Author’s Purpose

Authors write for many different reasons. Those reasons are called the author's purpose. Depending on the purpose, authors may choose all different sorts of writing formats, genres and vernacular.

A simple trick to summarise the three main categories of author's purpose is to use the acronym PIE, which stands for persuade, inform and entertain.

Punctuating Sentences

What is a sentence?

A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.

'She is running late.' This is a sentence.
'She is' isn't a complete sentence unless it is an answer to a question. (Is she running late? She is.)

Summarising & Mind Mapping

Summarising 

& Mind Map

We start with mind mapping so you can use it for note taking to help with writing or having a discussion. This can be the notes you take from the two sources in your task.

Understanding words in context

Understanding Words in Context: Getting Meaning by Using Context Clues:

Reading comprehension is one of the most difficult things to master on a standardized test. The test-makers evaluate skills like finding the main idea, making inferences, determining the author's purpose, and understanding vocabulary words, some of which you may have never been introduced to you before.

Grammarly: Login & Set British English

Grammarly is a useful online digital tool to use to support MS
Word.  

Use this tool to check your work in addition to MS Word.  

Identifying the Four Different Writing Styles

Identifying Writing Styles:
The definitions of these words can help you to quickly categorise writing into one of them.

(1) Expository: Also called informative writing, this style of writing attempts to relay facts for the sole purpose of spreading information. Expository writing's main purpose is to explain.

Four Different Writing Styles

TYPES OF WRITING STYLES

There are four main types of writing: expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative. Each of these writing styles is used for a specific purpose. A single text may include more than one writing style.

Reading: Purpose of Text - Main Idea

Finding the main idea

The main idea of a paragraph is the author's message about the topic. It is often expressed directly or it can be implied.

Where are the main ideas found?

It is easy to identify a main idea that is directly expressed in the text.

Additional help to pass the test

Check this useful link from the University of Bristol:

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/index.htm