Tone and Mood - Drums 8 - 9

As she rushed me to the car at breakneck speed, my mom told me what was going on. "We're going to the emergency room. Your brother has a fever."

The tone of Mrs. Alper's voice in this passage is...

• Happy

• Excitement

• Fear

• Anger

The doctor's voice softened then, and he almost whispered to Jeffrey. "I'm sorry buddy. The EMLA takes an hour to work, and we can't wait."

The tone of the doctor's voice is...

• Angry

• Sympathetic

• Happy

• Urging

"Oh really? Fine, was it? Should I storm into your graduation in sweats too?"

"Yeah, that would be pretty cool. Maybe you could have your hair up in curlers for extra style points?"

"I might be able to swing that, Stevie. And how about some flip flops on my feet?"

"Excellent, Mom. That would be excellent.

The tone that both Mrs. Alper and Steven are using...

• Teasing and Lighthearted

• Anger and Resentment

• Sad and Sorrowful

• Excitement and Joy

My dad wasn't necessarily going to win the Teddy Bear Society's Father of the Year Award, but for the first time in weeks, he reacted. He put his arm around my shoulders and sort of squeezed me in. We must have stayed like that for a good twenty minutes, until I couldn't postpone blowing my nose anymore.

The mood that the reader should get here is...

• Comfort

• Anger

• Excitement

• Confusion

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!

• Calm
• Annoyed
• Scary
• Excited

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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.

• Eerie
• Sarcastic
• Passionate
• Humorous

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying emotion through ________.

• pictures
• height
• words
• funny faces

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the "mood" of a story?

• Emotions the 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.

"They plan to kill General Washington." He closed the book, set it on the floor, and leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "Tell me all" (103).

What is the tone of the dialogue?

• informal

• happy

• serious

• optimistic

_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

• mood
• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B