Unit 3 Review: Mood & Tone

The denotative meaning of a word is

• the literal or dictionary meaning.
• the feelings associated with a word. 
• something you put on a sandwich.
• the author's attitude toward a word. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.5.4C

The connotative meaning of a word is

• the author's attitude toward a subject. 
• the dictionary definition of a word.
• something you put on your sandwich.
• the feeling associated with a word.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The definition of mood is 

• the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.
• revising your writing so that it is free of errors.
• overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader. 
• working with a partner to check your writing. 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

If a passages tone is playful, the author's attitude is...

• full of amusement, lighthearted.
• serious, non humorous.
• haunting, spooky.
• uncaring.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is tone in writing?

• The reader's attitude toward the subject.
• The author's attitude toward the subject.
• The reader's feelings about the subject.
• The sound that comes from a piano when you press a key. 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Which helps create the mood in a story?

• Flashback

• Characters

• Setting

• Foreshadowing

If sentimental means that you have a personal connection to something, which of the following words would best show a sentimental tone?

• warmth and home

• old and halting

• tomato soup and door

• driveway and screen door

If an author has an admiring tone which type of words would they use to describe something

• ugly and old

• rich and sassy

• stunning and lovely

• fast and furious

If an author was using a bitter tone, what types of words would they use to best get their tone across:

• happy and loved

• quiet and warm

• sad and lonely

• annoyed and destroyed

What is an objective tone?

• A positive tone

• A negative tone

• A neutral tone

• A loving tone