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Tone & Mood Reading Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Tone can best described as
a)
attitude of the reader
b)
the overall mood or feeling in a story
c)
the author's attitude toward his writing
d)
reader's point of view
2.
To remember what tone is, some good tricks are:
a)
AA-author's attitude
b)
parent saying: "don't give me that tone"
c)
imagining the author's facial expression as he writes
d)
all of these are true
3.
The tone and mood of a text can be very different
a)
true
b)
false
4.
which word set contains only mood words
a)
light-hearted, sincere, mysterious
b)
mysterious, creepy, honest
c)
eerie, mysterious, suspenseful
d)
sincere, heart felt, playful
5.
Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti and answer the question below.
My heart is like a singing bird   Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree  
Whose boughs are bent  with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell   That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these  
Because my love is come to me.
QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)
a)
Sorrow
b)
Happiness
c)
Excitement
d)
Nervousness
6.
Which tone is represented in the following passage?
Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!
a)
Calm
b)
Annoyed
c)
Scary
d)
Excited
7.
What is the tone of the following passage?
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room.
a)
Eerie
b)
Sarcastic
c)
Passionate
d)
Humorous
8.
Which tone is represented in the following passage? 
She delicately placed the cooing baby on a soft, freshly cleaned blanket.
a)
Calm
b)
Annoyed
c)
Scary
d)
Excited
9.
Which tone is represented in the following passage? 
As that hurricane threatened, the wind's blast caused angry fifteen-foot waves to crash over the small houses near the shore.
a)
Calm
b)
Annoyed
c)
Scary
d)
Excited
10.
Which tone is represented in the following passage? 
Ugh! Do I really have to sit through another boring lecture on data entry again.
a)
Calm
b)
Annoyed
c)
Scary
d)
Excited
11.

What is mood?

a)

where and when a story takes place

b)

the author's reason for writing a story

c)

the author's attitude toward the story

d)

how the story makes you feel

12.

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

a)

angry

b)

cynical

c)

harsh

d)

excited

13.

Which word best describes the tone of the sentence below?


The stunning poem that opens this lovely collection is rich with imagery and language.

a)

admiring

b)

bitter

c)

sad

d)

hopeful

14.

Which word best describes the tone of the passage below?


I never wanted to see that movie, but my annoying little sister kept pestering me. Eventually, her whining wore me down, and I gave in. But that waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.

a)

admiring

b)

bitter

c)

sad

d)

hopeful

15.

Which words and phrases from the sentence below best shows you the tone?


That waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.

a)

"waste" and "destroyed"

b)

"movie" and "of a"

c)

"that" and "my"

d)

"really" and "Saturday"