Read the following passage.

Don't be afraid. Just sit down next to a person you want to date and engage him or her in small talk. If you are in a classroom, talk about an assignment, the seating arrangement, or the instructor (be kind). If you are at work, talk about the building or some recent interesting event in the neighborhood. Ask your intended date how he or she feels about the situation. If you are at a group function and you have never been there before, tell the other person that you are there for the first time and ask for advice on how to relate to the group. Most people like to be spoken to. You'll do just fine.

Work Cited:

Nevid, Jeffrey S., Spencer A. Rathus, and Hannah R. Rubenstein. Health in the New Millennium. New York, NY: Worth, 1998. Print.

What is the tone of the passage?

sarcastic
humorous
disapproving
encouraging