WorksheetsTone and Mood Post-Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 36mins
What is the "mood" of a story?
Emotions audience feels from a given passage.
The time and place of the story.
The summary of events of the story.
The lesson the reader learns from the story.
Does "mood" focus on the audience or the narrator?
Reader
Narrator
What is the tone of the dialogue?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
What is the mood of the passage?
Father: We are going to Disney World!
Son: Yay!!!!
What would Wendell's mood be on his birthday?
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.
True!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! But why will you say that I am mad?
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.
What is the tone of this passage?
"Just when I thought things could not get more ridiculous, Rebecca's little terrier, all dressed up in its knitted blue "winter outfit," poked its head out of the pink polka dot doggy tote! The outfit was an add sweater-and-hood number. Perhaps Rebecca thought it flattened Fluffy's eyes. Fluffy looked around blankly, as if to ask what was so amusing."
Bitter
Respectful
Objective
Humorous
What is the tone of this passage?
"No sooner had she said it than there he was, "Mister Irresistible" himself. Throwing big, cheesy winks at everyone in the room, walking with the swagger like a cartoon baseball player. He slithered his way over to their side of the room."
Enthusiastic
Serious
Mocking
Sorrowful
What is the tone of this passage?
"To make the frozen granita, combine 1 1/4 cups water, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup lemon juice, and one cup orange juice in a pan. Bring the mixture to boil, and cook it over medium heat until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool."
Ironic
Informational
Joyful
Dramatic
What is the tone of this passage?
"Lana was bursting with excitement. She paced up and down, and every few minutes headed to the window to check for the mail carrier. When he finally showed up, she ran down the path and stretched out her hand for the mail. She took a deep breath and, hands shaking, ripped open the envelope."
Humorous
Persuasive
Nervous
Cheerful
