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Mood and Tone

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the "tone" of a story?
a)
The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
b)
The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
c)
The time and place of the story
d)
The summary of events in the story
2.

What is "mood" in a text?

a)

The feeling the reader gets from a story.

b)

The dialogue in a story.

c)

The author's attitude about a topic.

d)

A type of figurative language.

3.
Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying emotion through ________.
a)
pictures
b)
height
c)
words
d)
funny faces
4.
Choose the best answer:
a)
Mood and tone can never be the same.
b)
Mood and tone are always the same.
c)
Mood and tone are both how the author feels.
d)
Mood and tone can be the same or different.
5.
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)
Annoying
b)
Excited
c)
Calm
d)
Scary
6.

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!


What is the TONE of the poem?

a)

Frustrated

b)

Humorous

c)

Depressed

d)

Happy

7.
Lola sat on the old, lumpy couch crying. She could let it all out here, alone in her mother’s small, quiet apartment in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The familiar walls were covered in rose pink wallpaper. Goldie, her mother’s dog, seemed to stare sympathetically at Lola. The smell of her mother’s vanilla candles comforted her aching heart. What is the TONE of the passage? 
a)
Angry
b)
Happy
c)
Sad
d)
Hopeful
8.

Lola sat on the old, lumpy couch crying. She could let it all out here, alone in her mother’s small, quiet apartment in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The familiar walls were covered in rose pink wallpaper. Goldie, her mother’s dog, seemed to stare sympathetically at Lola. The smell of her mother’s vanilla candles comforted her aching heart.


Which words help you decide about the tone in the above passage? (pick more than one)

a)

Grand Rapids, Michigan

b)

aching heart

c)

crying

d)

familiar

9.
He approached the task with sheer determination. He had studied his plans carefully, spent hours preparing and was sure of his approach. The hours he spent practicing were grueling and exhausting but he was ready. This was the year he would win the pie eating contest at school. What is the MOOD of this passage?
a)
Humorous
b)
Serious
c)
Sad
d)
Gloomy
10.
The night it happened was one we will never forget. The wind was screeching outside as rain pounded against the window. We had lost electricity hours ago and had nothing but candles to light the house. The battery powered radio we had was broadcasting a warning to lock your doors and stay inside; there was a killer on the loose. What is the MOOD of the passage?
a)
Joyful
b)
Sad
c)
Scary
d)
Lonely
11.
Create an angry tone for this sentence:
"You must be sitting in your seat before the bell rings," ____________ Mrs. Walker.
a)
said
b)
whispered
c)
asked
d)
yelled
12.
Create a happy tone for this sentence:
"Today is going to be a beautiful day," ______________ Mrs. Golec.
a)
yelled
b)
exclaimed
c)
shouted
d)
cried
13.
What tone does this suggest:
"Quit tapping your pencil or I am throwing it out the window," shouted Mrs. Herman.
a)
Annoyed
b)
Happy
c)
Depressed
d)
Funny
14.
What tone does this suggest:
"I guess I'll just go home and sit down on the couch by myself," sighed Justin.
a)
Cheerful
b)
Excited
c)
Humorous
d)
Depressed
15.
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
16.
What kind of mood could you possibly get from a story that has a setting in an amusement park (look at picture)?
a)
Scary
b)
Gloomy
c)
Light-Hearted
d)
Depressed
17.
Would you consider the word ENERGIZED to be a positive or a negative tone?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
18.
Would you consider the word WORTHLESS to be a positive or a negative tone?
a)
Negative
b)
Positive
19.
Tone and Mood are the same exact thing.
a)
Agree
b)
Disagree
20.
Does "mood" focus on the audience or the narrator?
a)
Reader
b)
Narrator
21.

From the balcony a choir sang in perfect harmony, marking the moment when the couple officially became husband and wife. Guests hugged one another and tossed confetti in the air in celebration as Mr. and Mrs. Samson skipped down the aisle and out to their waiting limo.


What word best describes the mood of this passage?

a)

trustful

b)

joyous

c)

suspenseful

22.

A warm fire crackled in the fireplace, and the chairs gathered around it were plush and oversized. A deep, luxurious carpet greeted cold toes with a comforting embrace, while the huge pillows thrown about the floor suggested it would be okay to stretch out for a while to warm up.


What word best describes the mood of this passage?

a)

welcoming

b)

tense

c)

silly