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TONE,MODE, PURPOSE

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

It is the author’s attitude toward the topic. The attitude an author displays toward her subject or audience is called __________.

a)

TONE

b)

MODE

c)

PURPOSE

2.

2. The reason an author writes about a topic is called ________.

a)

TONE

b)

MODE

c)

PURPOSE

3.

3. This refers to the audience’s feelings toward the subject of the writing. It is called ________.

a)

TONE

b)

MODE

c)

PURPOSE

4.

4. Read the short poems and infer the general mood expressed in each.

The House Cat

The house cat sits And smiles and sings He knows a lot Of happy things.

a)

a. sadness

b)

b. happiness

c)

c. anger

5.

5. Read the short poems and infer the general mood expressed in each.

A Dream

On a midnight dark and silly I woke up alone from a distance so scary I dreamed of figures from a ghost story And the house that was haunted by the White Lady

a)

a. funny

b)

b. fearful

c)

c. anger

6.

6. Read the short poems and infer the general mood expressed in each.

The Owl and the Pussycat

The owl looked up to the stars above And sang to a small guitar “O Lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are. You are You are What a lovely pussy you are.”

a)

a. surprise

b)

b. dislike

c)

c. admiration

7.

7. What is the tone of the speaker?

a)

a. caring

b)

b. cheerful

c)

c. serious

8.

8. What is the mood that exists in the text?

a)

a. expecting a good thing to happen

b)

b. expecting a bad thing to happen

c)

c. expecting nothing

9.

9. What is the purpose of the writer?

a)

a. to inform about kittens

b)

b. to persuade us to take care of kittens

c)

c. to entertain us with tiny kittens

10.

10. Identify the meaning of the underlined words in the sentences.

The children built sandcastles at the seashore.

a)

a) land at the bottom of the sea

b)

b) land lying near the sea

c)

c) land under the sea

11.

11. The little girl bruised her knees when she fell on the street.

a)

a) cleaned

b)

b) hurt

c)

c) healed

12.

12. The kids went on a trip to the zoo.

a)

a) journey

b)

b) summer

c)

c) training

13.

13. I was frightened by the barking of the dogs last night.

a)

a) excited

b)

b) scared

c)

c) surprised

14.

14. It is so PEACEFUL to watch the sunrise early in the morning.

a)

a) calm

b)

b) unhappy

c)

c) worried