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WorksheetsComprehension Revision Part 2
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 36mins
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.
Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ________.
a)
pictures
b)
height
c)
words
d)
funny faces
3.
"They plan to kill General Washington." He closed the book, set it on the floor, and leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "Tell me all" (103).
What is the tone of the dialogue?
What is the tone of the dialogue?
a)
informal
b)
happy
c)
serious
d)
optomistic
4.
What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
a)
pleased
b)
angry
c)
happy
d)
suspicious
5.
"Folks were prickly and fearful. Loyalist shopkeepers had been tarred and feathered by angry mobs and their shops destroyed. Each day dawned hotter than the one before" (106).
What is the mood of the passage?
What is the mood of the passage?
a)
romantic
b)
sorrowful
c)
joyful
d)
suspenseful
6.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Bitter
b)
Respectful
c)
Objective
d)
Humorous
7.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Ironic
b)
Informational
c)
Joyful
d)
Dramatic
8.
_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.
a)
mood
b)
tone
9.
Which of the following does NOT create mood in a story?
a)
Setting Description
b)
Imagery
c)
Imagination
d)
Character Speech/Feeling
10.
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
11.
What is TONE?
a)
A person, place or thing
b)
Action words
c)
The author's attitude towards something
d)
The setting of a story
12.
What is MOOD?
a)
How a reader feels when reading a story
b)
An action word
c)
A person, place or thing
d)
The same thing as tone
13.
Create an angry tone for this sentence:
"You must be sitting in your seat before the bell rings," ____________ Mrs. Walker.
"You must be sitting in your seat before the bell rings," ____________ Mrs. Walker.
a)
said
b)
whispered
c)
asked
d)
yelled
14.
Create a happy tone for this sentence:
"Today is going to be a beautiful day," ______________ Mrs. Golec.
"Today is going to be a beautiful day," ______________ Mrs. Golec.
a)
yelled
b)
exclaimed
c)
shouted
d)
cried
15.
What tone does this suggest:
"Quit tapping your pencil or I am throwing it out the window," shouted Mrs. Herman.
"Quit tapping your pencil or I am throwing it out the window," shouted Mrs. Herman.
a)
Annoyed
b)
Happy
c)
Depressed
d)
Funny
16.
What tone does this suggest:
Even though the Patriots lost last week, I think they still have a shot at winning the Superbowl.
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
17.
What tone does this suggest:
"I guess I'll just go home and sit down on the couch by myself," sighed Justin.
"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
18.
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
19.
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
20.
What kind of mood could you possibly get from a story that has a setting on a boat in a lake (look at picture)?
a)
Lonely
b)
Happy
c)
Relaxed
d)
All of the above
21.
Would you consider the word ENERGIZED to be a positive or a negative tone?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
22.
Would you consider the word WORTHLESS to be a positive or a negative tone?
a)
Negative
b)
Positive
23.
Would you consider the word FURIOUS to be a positive or a negative tone?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
24.
Gently smiling, the mother tiptoed into the child's room to tuck her under the covers and kiss her goodnight. Positive or Negative tone?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
25.
The boy kept glancing behind him and would jump at the sound of anything! Positive or negative tone?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
26.
Bursting through the door, the flustered mothered screamed at her child for not listening. Positive or negative tone?
a)
Negative
b)
Positive
27.
Tone and Mood are the same exact thing.
a)
Agree
b)
Disagree
28.
What is alliteration?
a)
The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in a series of words
b)
the repetition of the first consonant sounds in a series of words
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words
d)
the repetition of lines or groups of lines in a poem or song
29.
What is assonance?
a)
The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in a series of words
b)
the repetition of the first consonant sounds in a series of words
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words
d)
the repetition of lines or groups of lines in a poem or song
30.
What is consonance?
a)
The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in a series of words
b)
the repetition of the first consonant sounds in a series of words
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words
d)
the repetition of lines or groups of lines in a poem or song
31.
Big, bad Bernie Bean-Toes ate two banana bunches
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
why does Ms. Schleiden let her cat eat bananas?
32.
I balked when I saw the tall cop in the hall; I knew he was looking for you.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
What did you do this time?!
33.
Until he picks up the pills, Tim will feel icky.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
Tim sure gets sick often
34.
"Quit biting that tarp!" I told the spitting cat.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
refrain
35.
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines of a poem or verse is referred to as:
a)
Syntax
b)
Rhyme Scheme
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
36.
A type of rhyme when two or more words, close to one another, repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
a)
Consonance
b)
Assonance
37.
SOUND DEVICES create a specific sound effect (harsh or pleasing) in order to emphasize the poem’s overall meaning.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Poetry usually has a regular beat. This beat is called the…
a)
rhythm
b)
alliteration
c)
assonance
d)
consonance
39.
The repetition of identical sounds at the ENDS of lines of poetry.
a)
end rhyme
b)
internal rhyme
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
consonance
40.
The repetition of identical sounds WITHIN a line of poetry.
a)
internal rhyme
b)
end rhyme
c)
alliteration
d)
assonance
41.
REPETITION is the repeating of a sound, word, phrase in a given literary work.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
The repetition of CONSONANT sounds at the BEGINNINGS of words.
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
consonance
d)
assonance
43.
The repetition of identical or similar VOWEL sounds in nearby words.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
44.
Repetition of the same CONSONANT two or more times in short succession.
a)
consonance
b)
assonance
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
end rhyme
45.
The use of words whose sounds suggest the sounds made by objects or activities.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
consonance
c)
end rhyme
d)
internal rhyme
46.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
47.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly
48.
An onomatopoeia is also known as what?
a)
An action word
b)
A descriptive word
c)
A sound word
d)
A statement
49.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.
a)
croak
b)
Mrs. Davis
c)
frogs
d)
pond
50.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Wow, Hailie's race car zoomed past the finish line.
Wow, Hailie's race car zoomed past the finish line.
a)
zoomed
b)
car
c)
wow
d)
finish
51.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Kristen's brother is the coolest because he can burp the alphabet.
Kristen's brother is the coolest because he can burp the alphabet.
a)
brother
b)
alphabet
c)
Kristen
d)
burp
52.
A group of lines in a poem
is called
is called
a)
stanza
b)
paragraph
c)
line break
d)
form
53.
It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life.
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth
until it sang of joy
and love and life.
How many stanzas in the poem above?
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life.
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth
until it sang of joy
and love and life.
How many stanzas in the poem above?
a)
This poem has 1 stanza
b)
This poem has 2 stanzas
c)
This poem has 4 stanzas
d)
This poem has 8 stanzas
54.
It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life.
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth
until it sang of joy
and love and life.
How many lines in the poem above?
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life.
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth
until it sang of joy
and love and life.
How many lines in the poem above?
a)
This poem has 1 line
b)
This poem has 2 lines
c)
This poem has 4 lines
d)
This poem has 8 lines
55.
Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood
is called
a)
rhyme
b)
rhythm
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
56.
The use of
words that vividly describe a sound
(the word mimics the sound)
so that readers can clearly "hear" them
is called
a)
rhyme
b)
rhythm
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
57.
A figure of speech
that suggests a similarity
between two different things
(usually using "like" or "as")
is called
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
58.
A figure of speech that
offers an exaggerated
or extravagant statement
(that is not meant to be taken literally)
in order to highlight a point
is called
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
59.
A figure of speech that
gives human-like characteristics
to an abstract idea
or non-human thing
is called
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
60.
A figure of speech
that uses a word or phrase
to describe something
that it does literally apply to
in order to show
a similarity
is called
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
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