BrainPOP Mood and Tone

How would you characterize the tone of the following sentence: "I won the game fair and square — and I'll fight anyone who says differently!"

• delighted

• angry

• bored

• deceitful

What do the tone of a piece of writing and a speaker's tone of voice have in common?

• In speech, tone is expressed by volume; in writing, tone is expressed by dialogue.

• In speech, tone is expressed by words; in writing, tone is expressed by punctuation.

• They are similar, but written tone is expressed in the author's vocabulary and syntax.

• They aren't related at all.

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Tone is most closely related to:

• sound.

• language.

• hearing.

• emotion.

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What kind of tone would you most likely find in a newspaper editorial that supports a political candidate?

• gloom, hopelessness, and despair

• optimism, positivity, and enthusiasm

• sarcasm, disappointment, and anger.

• fear, anxiety, and loathing

What is the tone of the following sentence? "'Here we go again,' he moaned, as he watched the other team score yet another goal."

• joy

• anger

• excitement

• frustration

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What is the relationship between the mood of a piece of writing, and the reader of that piece?

• Mood is the relationship the reader develops with the author of a piece of writing.

• Mood is the knowledge the reader gains from a piece of writing.

• Mood is the feeling the reader gets from a piece of writing.

• Mood is the amount of sympathy the reader feels for the characters within a piece of writing.

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What term best characterizes the mood of Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein?"

• lighthearted

• frightening

• difficult

• unbelievable

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What might be the setting of a story with a lighthearted, relaxed mood?

• A damp, old castle

• A junior high school class taking a math test

• The beach on a sunny day

• An isolated cottage deep in the dark woods

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Which of the following is a true statement about mood and tone?

• Mood and tone are not at all alike, and are therefore never related.

• Because they are so similar, a story's mood and tone are always the same.

• A story's tone is always established by its mood.

• Even though they sound similar, a story's mood can be very different than its tone.

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A story's mood is often implied, instead of stated outright. What does "implied" mean?

• fully expressed

• hinted at

• denied

• accepted

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