Lesson7: authors language, tone and mood

Front

Which tone is represented in the following passage?
Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!
Options: Calm, Annoyed, Scary, Excited

Back

Excited

Front

What is the tone of the following passage?
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room. Options: Eerie, Sarcastic, Passionate, Humorous

Back

Humorous

Front

Tone can best be described as

Back

the words an author chooses to use

Front

Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying emotion through ________. Options: pictures, height, words, funny faces

Back

words

Front

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage? Options: Enthusiastic, Serious, Mocking, Sorrowful

Back

Mocking

Front

Describe the tone of the passage: Bitter, Respectful, Objective, Humorous

Back

Humorous

Front

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage? Options: Humorous, Persuasive, Anxious, Cheerful

Back

Anxious

Front

What is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text?

Back

mood

Front

The words an author chooses to use in a passage is the ________. Options: mood, tone

Back

tone

Front

What is tone in writing?

Back

The author's attitude toward the subject.