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Tone and Mood BES5thGrade

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing is the ....

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

tone

d)

mood

2.

Tone is most closely related to:

a)

emotion

b)

capitalization

c)

punctuation

d)

setting

3.

In a piece of writing, who controls the TONE?

a)

the reader

b)

the author

c)

tiny robots

4.

___________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

tone

d)

mood

5.

In a piece of writing, who controls the MOOD?

a)

the reader

b)

the author

c)

Shrek

6.
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
7.
Ling was chewing the gum. When her teacher told her to spit it out and throw it in the trash, she talked back.
What tone did Ling use with her teacher?
a)
Apologetic
b)
Sarcastic
c)
Disrespectful
d)
uncertain
8.

How would you characterize the tone of the following sentence:

"I won the game fair and square — and I'll fight anyone who says differently!"

a)

delighted

b)

angry

c)

bored

d)

deceitful

9.

What is the tone of the sentence?

"Both competitors worked hard, but Jason won the competition by 4 points."

a)

sentimental

b)

judgemental

c)

aggressive

d)

objective

10.

What is the tone of the following sentence?

"'Here we go again,' he moaned, as he watched the other team score yet another goal."

a)

joy

b)

fury

c)

excitement

d)

frustration

11.

"Together we can a make the world a better place for everyone" What is the tone?

a)

Disappointed

b)

Concerned

c)

Optimistic

d)

Worried

12.

I feel like throwing something! I was typing my paper and was almost finished. Then the power went out. Now my paper is lost. This is a horrible night. The tone is

a)

serious

b)

excited

c)

angry

d)

scary

13.

What is the tone for this sentence?

He wobbled down the road under the oppressive sun, hoping to stay up.

a)

Happy

b)

Sad

c)

Desperate

d)

Excited