Tone, Mood and Attitude SAT

The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing and the readers is the ________.

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

• Mood, Tone

• Tone, Mood

• Tone, Tone

• Toad, Moon

Find a tone/attitude question:

• The information in lines x-y suggest that the author would view .... with …

• In the context of line 42, the phrase “dark husband to the midnight” means…

• The author’s use of italics in line 20 serves primarily to

• The main purpose of the fifth paragraph (lines 45-56) is to

Choose the correct statement

• Authors of SAT passages are often indifferent to the topics they discuss

• Tone and attitude of the passage are not related to diction

• Tone does not have any relation to the purpose of the purpose

• Authors of SAT passages always care about the topics they discuss

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

If a piece of text gives you a nonchalant mood you are feeling

• confident and eager to move forward.
• excited and playful.
• humorous and comical.
• calm or relaxed.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

If you are determined you are

• having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it.
• nervous and afraid.
• feeling uncertain about something.
• excited.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following conveys the most negative tone?

• Skeptical

• Ironic

• Baffled

• Irritated

Which sentence is written in the most formal way?

• Went to Barcelona for the weekend. Lots to tell you.

• She’s decided to accept the job.

• Might I suggest you try this new model?

• The girl I met in Singapore was interested in working in Australia.

Identify the mood of the following sentence:
She huddled in the corner, clutching her tattered blanket and shaking convulsively, as she feverishly searched the room for the unknown dangers that awaited her.

• fanciful
• suspenseful
• melancholy

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

"Listen to what she says with an open heart and a critical mind. Love her even if she doesn't do what you hope..."

• tragic
• cheerful
• desperate
• sympathetic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4