Tone & Mood PreCheck

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

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

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

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

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."

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.

What is the tone of this passage:
Tim Rutledge of Orlando, Fla., was on his way to Indiana to make a delivery Monday when he drove right into a snowstorm and his brakes froze. In temperatures of 42 degrees below zero with the wind chill, Rutledge pulled over at a truck stop and got under his truck to fix the brakes. While Rutledge was on the ground, the truck shifted and trapped him underneath.

• Passion
• Fear
• Sorrow
• Calm

Which words build suspense in the following passage?
Jessica walked slowly through the hallway. “Come out, come out, wherever you are!” she yelled. Since the room was dark, she had to feel around for the doorknob to the dining room. As her hand closed around the cool brass knob, she gave it a firm twist to the right, opening the door to the dining hall with a satisfying bang. The long table was illuminated by a stream of moonlight from a large bay window to her right, allowing her to see enough to enter the room. She giggled with nervousness as she took a few steps forward, stopping short at the sight of something shadowy moving in the corner. 

• room, doorknob, corner
• walked, feel steps
• bang, shadowy, nervousness
• walked, hallway

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

Which word creates a nostalgic tone?
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.

• understood
• wished
• together
• foster care