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Unit 5: Tone & Mood Vocab Words

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tone is

a)

the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.

b)

two opposities that that somehow make sense.

c)

how the reader feels about the text while reading.

d)

words that appeal to the senses.

2.

Mood is

a)

the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

b)

longing for the past.

c)

how the reader feels about the text while reading.

d)

words that appeal to all 5 seneses.

3.

What does the tone/mood word empathetic mean?

a)

longing for the past.

b)

having odd, fancy, and/or playful triats/ideas.

c)

satisfied; peacefully pleased.

d)

feeling another's pain as one's own.

4.

A tone or mood word that refers to tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.

a)

pensive

b)

pessimistic

c)

idyllic

d)

optimistic

5.

A tone or mood word that refers to longing for the past.

a)

nostalgic

b)

pessimistic

c)

whimsical

d)

content

6.

having odd, fancy, and/or playful triats/ideas

a)

whimsical

b)

content

c)

benevolant

d)

scholarly

7.

A tone or mood word that means satisfied; peacefully pleased.

a)

idyllic

b)

optimistic

c)

scholarly

d)

content

8.

kindly, charitable

a)

scholary

b)

objective

c)

benevolant

d)

idyllic

9.

describes a tone that is academic, learned, and studious

a)

scholarly

b)

content

c)

objective

d)

speculative

10.

Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions, unbiased

a)

scholarly

b)

objective

c)

pessimistic

d)

speculative

11.

theoretical; not based on fact or investigation

a)

apathetic

b)

ominous

c)

speculative

d)

optimisstic

12.

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

a)

apathetic

b)

optimistic

c)

pessimistic

d)

pensive

13.

Tone or mood word that refers to being threatening.

a)

optimistic

b)

ominous

c)

pensive

d)

idyllic

14.

hopeful and confident about the future

a)

optimistic

b)

pessimistic

c)

nostalgic

d)

scholarly

15.

thoughtful marked by some sadness

a)

happy

b)

apathetic

c)

desolate

d)

pensive

16.

Deserted and lonely

a)

desolate

b)

idyllic

c)

apathetic

d)

ominous

17.

charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful

a)

idyllic

b)

desolate

c)

optimistic

d)

speculative