Tone and Mood STAAR Review

Mood is...

• the feeling a text gives to readers.

• the attitude of the writer

• the point of view

• the genre of a text

How the readers feel after reading the poem.

• Tone

• Mood

The tone in the quote is...

• melancholic

• depressing

• motivational

• pessimistic

What is the mood of this poem?

• happy

• surprised

• sad

• angry

Which of the following is not a kind of negative tone?

• harsh

• cynical

• angry

• excited

What is the mood of the writer behind this headline?

• Annoyed

• Frustrated

• Optimistic

• Angry

Which of the following passages has the most objective (free of personal opinion; facts only) tone?

• I devoted three hours on Saturday to the masterpiece of a movie.

• The movie that I saw on Saturday was three hours of torture.

• On Saturday, I made a three-hour mistake: I saw the movie.

• I saw the movie on Saturday. It was three-hours long.

What is the tone of a text?

• A) The author's attitude towards the subject

• B) The feeling a text gives to readers

• C) The main idea of the text

• D) The setting of the story

Which word best describes a positive tone?

• A) Melancholic

• B) Joyful

• C) Angry

• D) Sarcastic

What is the mood of a story?

• A) The author's attitude

• B) The feeling experienced by the reader

• C) The main theme

• D) The plot of the story