Reading Skills Review (Mood, Tone, Characterization and Inferenc

The mood of the text is ___________. The ________relays the mood.

Lola sat on the old, lumpy couch crying. She could let it all out here, alone in her mother’s small, quiet apartment in Galesburg, Illinois. The familiar walls were covered in rose pink wallpaper. Goldie, her mother’s eleventh fish, seemed to stare sympathetically at Lola through the fishbowl sitting on the counter. The smell of her mother’s vanilla candles comforted her aching heart

• frustrating/ setting

• loving/ atmosphere

• comforting/ setting

The TONE of the passage is ____________

The author’s _____________ relay the tone.

We’re contacting you today to let you know about the Special Olympics annual fund drive. You have been kind enough to support us generously in the past, and we’d like to ask for your help again, as we send our athletes with special needs to compete at the national level. Please fill out the form below and return it in the enclosed envelope with your donation. It will make a child’s day if you do.

• exciting/ descriptions

• formal, polite/ description

• depressing/ setting

Inference

The scout leader looked at the sky and muttered something under his breath. Then he looked at the map. "Let's get moving." He called to the group of tired boys. "The faster the better."

Why do you think the scout leader started rushing the boys?

• They were going to be late for dinner

• They were going to miss their ride that was waiting for them

• The sun was about to cause it to be too hot for them to stay out much longer

• It is about to rain.

Characterization

After glancing around to make sure she wasn't being watched, Marissa slide the candy bar into her pocket. She walked out of store casually, not stopping to pay.

What character trait is revealed here?

• selfish

• sneaky

• honest

• loving