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WorksheetsMood and Tone
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 32mins
What is "mood" in a text?
The feeling the reader gets from a story.
The dialogue in a story.
The author's attitude about a topic.
A type of figurative language.
"Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!"
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?
Frustrated
Humorous
Depressed
Happy
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)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
aching heart
crying
familiar
"You must be sitting in your seat before the bell rings," ____________ Mrs. Walker.
"Today is going to be a beautiful day," ______________ Mrs. Golec.
"Quit tapping your pencil or I am throwing it out the window," shouted Mrs. Herman.
"I guess I'll just go home and sit down on the couch by myself," sighed Justin.
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?
trustful
joyous
suspenseful
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?
welcoming
tense
silly
