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Analyzing Meaning and Tone in Informational Text: Mastery Test
Read the excerpt from John F. Kennedy's 1961 "Inaugural
Address"
from Inaugural Address
by John F. Kennedy
The world is very different now For man holds in his mortal
hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all
forms of human life And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for
which our forebears fought are still at issue around the
globe the belief that the rights of man come not from the
generosity of the state but from the hand of God.
We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first
revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to
friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new
generation of Americans-born in this century, tempered by war,
disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient
heritage and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of
those human rights to which this nation has always been
committed, and to which we are committed today at home and
around the world
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Select the correct answer
Which words from the passage support the speaker's optimistic tone?
OA. abolish, disciplined
OO
B.
peace, tempered
OC. issue, unwilling
D. proud, committed
O
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