WorksheetsTONE,MODE, PURPOSE
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
It is the author’s attitude toward the topic. The attitude an author displays toward her subject or audience is called __________.
TONE
MODE
PURPOSE
2. The reason an author writes about a topic is called ________.
TONE
MODE
PURPOSE
3. This refers to the audience’s feelings toward the subject of the writing. It is called ________.
TONE
MODE
PURPOSE
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. sadness
b. happiness
c. anger
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. funny
b. fearful
c. anger
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. surprise
b. dislike
c. admiration
7. What is the tone of the speaker?
a. caring
b. cheerful
c. serious
8. What is the mood that exists in the text?
a. expecting a good thing to happen
b. expecting a bad thing to happen
c. expecting nothing
9. What is the purpose of the writer?
a. to inform about kittens
b. to persuade us to take care of kittens
c. to entertain us with tiny kittens
10. Identify the meaning of the underlined words in the sentences.
The children built sandcastles at the seashore.
a) land at the bottom of the sea
b) land lying near the sea
c) land under the sea
11. The little girl bruised her knees when she fell on the street.
a) cleaned
b) hurt
c) healed
12. The kids went on a trip to the zoo.
a) journey
b) summer
c) training
13. I was frightened by the barking of the dogs last night.
a) excited
b) scared
c) surprised
14. It is so PEACEFUL to watch the sunrise early in the morning.
a) calm
b) unhappy
c) worried
