Tone, Mood, and Author's Purpose

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English

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6th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.6.4, RL.8.4, RI.6.6

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Megan Alley

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is the "tone" of a story?

The feeling the passage evokes from the reader

The author's attitude toward a subject

The time and place of the story

The summary of events in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

pictures

height

words/writing

funny faces

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

"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

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).

pleased

angry

happy

suspicious

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

"Folks were prickly and fearful. Loyalist shopkeepers had been tarred and feathered by angry mobs and their shops destroyed. Each day dawned hotter than the one before" (106).
What is the mood of the passage?

romantic

sorrowful

joyful

suspenseful

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

Bitter

Respectful

Objective

Humorous

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

Enthusiastic

Serious

Mocking

Sorrowful

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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