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Tone and Mood Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing is the _________.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Emotion

d)

Feeling

2.

_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Attitude

d)

Pathos

3.

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."

a)

Fanciful

b)

Melancholy

c)

Suspensful

4.

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."

a)

Depressed and weary

b)

Happy and energetic

c)

Stoic and brave

d)

Scared and terrified

5.

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

a)

experiment, science

b)

method, class

c)

dragged, slouched

d)

raising hand

6.
What tone does this suggest:
Even though the Patriots lost last week, I think they still have a shot at winning the Superbowl.
a)
Angry
b)
Hopeful
c)
Hysterical
d)
Friendly
7.
What kind of mood could you possibly get from a story that has a setting in an empty hospital (look at picture)?
a)
Frightening
b)
Mysterious
c)
Gloomy
d)
All of the above
8.

Which word BEST describes the TONE of this movie poster?

a)

ecstatic

b)

exhilarated

c)

cheerful

d)

serious

9.
My annoying brother likes to drive me crazy. There is no other who is that lazy. He whines to Mom and Dad night and day Until he eventually gets his way. What is a sister to do When he screams 'til he's blue? There is no way to win, For he gets under your skin. He does his best to kill all joy. Oh, how my brother does annoy!
The tone is:
a)
frustrated
b)
happy
c)
sad
d)
joyous
10.

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?

a)

Optimistic

b)

Desperate

c)

Complimentary

11.
Dreams, by Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
What is the mood?
a)
sorrowful
b)
irritated
c)
puzzled
d)
apprehensive
12.
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 odd sweater-and-hood combination.  Perhaps Rebecca thought it flattered Fluffy's eyes.  Fluffy looked around blankly, as if to ask what was so amusing.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Bitter
b)
Respectful 
c)
Objective
d)
Humorous 
13.

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?

a)

Sorrow/Sadness

b)

Excitement

c)

Happiness

d)

Nervousness

14.

What is the tone of the following sentence? "Here we go again,'" he moaned, as he watched the other team score yet another goal.

a)

joy

b)

fury

c)

excitement

d)

frustration

15.
What might be the setting of a story with a lighthearted, relaxed mood?
a)
The dungeon in a drafty old castle
b)
A  beach on a sunny summer day
c)
A middle school math class on test day
d)
An isolated cabin deep in the dark woods