Mood and Tone pretest

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Does mood focus on the author or the reader?

• Reader

• Author

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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

• pictures

• height

• words

• funny faces

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following does NOT create mood in a story?

• Setting Description
• Imagery
• Imagination
• Character Speech/Feeling

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why do authors include mood in their stories?

• To make their readers go on an emotional roller coaster
• To hook their readers
• To watch the readers cry
• To make the text difficult to understand

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Lana was bursting with excitement.  She paced up and down, and every few minutes headed to the window to check for the mail carrier.  When he finally showed up, she ran down the path and stretched out her hand for the mail.  She took a deep breath and, hands shaking, ripped open the envelope.  
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• humorous 
• persuasive 
• anxious 
• cheerful 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

"The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on."
What is the mood of this sentence?

• Sad
• Happy
• River
• Calm

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which tone is represented in the following sentence?
She delicately placed the sleeping baby on a soft, freshly cleaned blanket. 

• soothing 
• annoyed 
• tired 
• bitter 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

There is no one
That can be better
 Because you are brilliant.
There is nothing
That you cannot you do
Because you are unbeatable.
There is no place
 That you cannot go
Because you are always welcomed.
The tone is 

• frustrated
• joyous
• happy
• inspirational

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.7.4