Tone And Mood

What is the "tone" of a story?

• The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
• The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
• The time and place of the story
• The summary of events in the story

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Today was Wendell's birthday. He barely slept last night. He jumped out of bed and ran downstairs to the smell of pancakes cooking.
What would Wendell's mood be on his birthday?

• Crazy
• Fearful
• Distant
• Excited

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What is the tone of this image? 

• elated
• appreciative
• accusing
• conceited

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What is the mood?
True!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! But why will you say that I am mad?  

• mellow
• funny
• frantic
• chill

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The best word to describe the mood in this picture is...

• calm

• peaceful

• depressing

• optimistic

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Which tone would you use to write a letter to your grandmother?

• formal and serious

• serious and sad

• warm and heartfelt

• gloomy and pessimistic

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What is the "mood" of  a story?

• Emotions audience feels from a given passage.
• The time and place of the story.
• The summary of events of the story.
• The lesson the reader learns from the story.

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What tone does this suggest:

"Quit tapping your pencil!" shouted Mrs. Herman.

• Annoyed

• Happy

• Depressed

• Funny

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'The sun was bright and the sky was clear. Joan jogged down the path with Rex at her side and smiled about last night's victory.' What's the tone?

• cheerful
• depressing
• determined
• suspenseful

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What is the mood of the following sentence?
He furtively glanced behind him, for hear of his imagined pursuers, then hurriedly walked on, jumping at the slightest sound even of a leaf crackling under his own foot.

• sentimental
• suspenseful
• frustrating
• melancholy

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