WorksheetsTone and Mood Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing is the _________.
Mood
Tone
Emotion
Feeling
_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.
Mood
Tone
Attitude
Pathos
Describe the TONE of the following passage... "She huddled in the corner, clutching her tattered blanket and shaking convulsively, as she feverishly searched the room for the unknown dangers that awaited her."
Fanciful
Melancholy
Suspensful
Describe the MOOD of the following passage... "She looked out the window and wasn't surprised to see rain streaming down the sky. It matched the gloomy way she felt and the inevitability of the task she had no choice but to complete."
Depressed and weary
Happy and energetic
Stoic and brave
Scared and terrified
The words that determine the tone in this passage are...
"although I had tried hard and had followed the steps of the scientific method, my experiment didn't work. I dragged myself into class and slouched in my seat, not raising my hand
experiment, science
method, class
dragged, slouched
raising hand
Even though the Patriots lost last week, I think they still have a shot at winning the Superbowl.
Which word BEST describes the TONE of this movie poster?
ecstatic
exhilarated
cheerful
serious
The tone is:
Nadia knew things were going to get better. She was certain she would do well on the next test and bring up her history grade. Once her mom saw how hard she worked, Nadia had no doubt she would allow her to go to the auditions on Saturday. And, once she went to the audition, Nadia was certain she’d get a role in the play. This was just the beginning of a wonderful future.
Which sentence best describes the tone of this passage?
Optimistic
Desperate
Complimentary
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
What is the mood?
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christine Rosetti 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 tone do the details of the poem convey?
Sorrow/Sadness
Excitement
Happiness
Nervousness
What is the tone of the following sentence? "Here we go again,'" he moaned, as he watched the other team score yet another goal.
joy
fury
excitement
frustration
