Identifying Mood

What is the mood of this passage?

• Disgusted

• Warm

• Worried

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the mood of this passage?

• Despair

• Nauseated

• Desolate

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The mourners filed into the large, quiet room. Most were dressed in black and seemed to sink into the background as them murmured quietly to one another awaiting the start of the services.

What is the mood of this passage?

• Trustful

• Somber

• Indifferent

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The dark heavy furniture dominated the room, which was lit by a single dusty bulb hanging from the ceiling. Dressed in gray or black, the group huddled together near a small oil-burning stove. No one spoke. No one even risked making eye contact. There was nothing left to say. There was, simply, nothing left to say.

What is the mood of this passage?

• Galmorous

• Curious

• Depressing

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the mood of the writer behind this headline?

• Annoyed

• Frustrated

• Optimistic

• Angry

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the mood of the writer behind this headline?

• Joyous

• Frustrated

• Optimistic

• Festive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

As the mourners filed in to the room, the silence was often broken by the sound of a muffled cry, a sniffle, and even one or two people who were openly sobbing. The officiate walked to the front of the room and paused before begining his remarks, as there were many people struggling to stifle their tears.

What is the mood of this passage?

• Mournful

• Vengeful

• Nervous

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The manager claimed it was the best restaurant in the city, but one might wonder why the "best restaurant" would serve store-made bread or plunkhalf-empty bottles of ketchup on the table. One might also imagine that the best restaurant in town might employ professional waiters, rather than the shuffling, disgruntled zombies who tossed menus and silverware on the tables.

What is the mood of this passage?

• Complacent

• Chipper

• Cynical

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The witches circled the bubbling cauldron, their black hats bent forward as they stirred and chanted.

What is the mood of this passage?

• Confused

• Frightening

• Funny

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The night was dark - exceptionally dark. In the distance, thunder rumbled, and every few seconds, a bolt of lightning cut through the black sky.

What is the mood of this passage?

• Pitiful

• Scary

• Happiness

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4