Tone, Mood, and Theme Quick Check

Mood is...

• The reader's feelings while reading the text
• The author's style of writing
• The author's attitude or feelings
• The reader's feelings before reading the text

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5D

Tone is...

• The author's attitude or feelings
• The reader's feelings while reading the text
• The reader's feelings before reading the text
• The author's style of writing

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5D

What mood is evoked from this passage?
Abshu wished that his own family could have
stayed together. There were four of them who ended up
in foster care: him, two younger sisters, and a baby
brother. He understood why his mother did what she
did, but he couldn't help wondering if there might have been a better way.

• Calm
• Fear
• Passion
• Sorrow

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.4

The theme of the story is the

• main character

• message about life that the author expresses

• sequence of events

• short summary of what the story is about

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CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

• Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

• A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army.

• A fear of heights.

• "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."

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CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

• A 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother.

• A small apartment in Marfa, Texas.

• Telling the truth may cause you pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.

• Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years, but she finally decided to tell him the truth.

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CCSS.RL.7.2