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WorksheetsTone and Mood Flocabulary Read & Respond Questions
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is tone?
where and when a story takes place
the author's reason for writing a story
the author's attitude towards the topic of the story
how the story makes you feel
What is mood?
where and when a story takes place
the author's reason for writing a story
the author's attitude towards the topic of the story
how the story makes you feel
If an author has no emotion regarding the story he/she is telling, his/her tone can be described as
subjective
ironic
objective
suspenseful
Which of the following is NOT a kind of negative tone?
excited
cynical
harsh
angry
Which passage below has the most whimsical tone?
The creature moved its sharp claws over the strange device, and the noise was loud and distracting.
The lovely fairy danced her long fingers over the harp, and the music carried us gently into a trance.
The creature played the instrument, and we listened to the music it made.
The monster played a terrifying noise, and we tried hard not to scream and give away our hiding place.
Which passage below has the most critical tone?
On the train, the man slowly clipped his fingernails. He focused on the task, beginning with his pinky finger and finishing with his thumb.
On the train, the tired old man began clipping his fingernails. He was trying to distract himself from his loneliness by focusing on this one small task, moving from pinky to thumb.
The man--right in the middle of the crowded train--began to clip his long, yellow fingernails. He did it slowly, as if he didn't even care that a dozen other people could see and hear him.
The man on the train clipped his fingernails. It took him 2 minutes and 8 seconds. He started on his pinky finger and finished with his thumb. When he was finished, he put the clippers back into his jacket pocket.
Which words and phrases best show the sentimental tone in the passage below?
I got out of the old car and took a few halting steps up the driveway. A cloud of warmth drifted out of the window and embraced me like a comforting hug. I knew that smell: fresh bread that Papa had just taken from the oven. I heard the familiar pitch of his whistle as he slowly stirred tomato soup on the stovetop. I ran to open the screen door because, now, I knew where I was. I was home.
warmth, comforting hug, and home
car, tomato soup, and door
old, halting, and out the window
driveway, screen door, and slowly stirred
Which word best describes the tone of the sentence below?
The stunning poem that opens this lovely collection is rich with vivid imagery and creative language.
bitter
admiring
sad
hopeful
Which word best describes the tone of the passage below?
I never wanted to see that movie, but my annoying little sister kept pestering me. Eventually, her whining wore her down, and I gave in. But that waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.
admiring
sad
bitter
hopeful
Which words and phrases from the sentence below best shows you the tone?
That waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.
waste and destroyed
movie and waste
that and really
really and Saturday
Which of the following sentences has the most objective tone?
I devoted three hours on Saturday to that masterpiece of a movie.
The movie that I saw on Saturday was three hours of torture.
On Saturday, I made a three-hour mistake; I saw the movie.
I saw the movie on Saturday. It was three hours long.
What is the mood of the passage below?
They were standing in a sunlit field. The air about them was moving with the delicious fragrance that comes only on the rarest of spring days when the sun's touch is gentle and the apple blossoms are just beginning to unfold.
suspenseful
peaceful
hopeful
restless
"Callie and Manuel grip their ping pong paddles with white knuckles. Heavy beads of sweat run down their faces. The whole class watches, but the only sound in the room is Callie and Manuel’s gritting teeth. Match point. The final serve will decide the winner. The audience holds their breath.”
White knuckles, beads of sweat, gritting teeth, holds breath; these words tell us the mood is ____.
negative
sad
spooky
tense
If you were writing a story and wanted the mood to be lonely, which of these words would best help you do that?
dark, mysterious, dusty, creaking, forgotten, shadow, somewhere in the distance
bright, twinkling, giggle, sigh, soft, warm, friendly, without a care
echo, vast, empty, faceless, ignore, unfamiliar, lost, no one, quiet, so far away
shout, hot, sweat, dash, push, tight, loud, pressed, confined, struggled to move forward
“The foolish boy ignored his parents, and broke into the abandoned house anyway. He carelessly wandered around the run-down hallways and danger-filled rooms.” Compare this excerpt to #2: “The brave boy discovered a way into the crumbling house and went in. The dark halls were full of cobwebs and rotten floor boards, but he had to press on. What if his cat was in danger?” How are they different?
The tones are different. The first is dangerous while the second is exciting.
The tones are different. The first is disapproving while the second is admiring.
The moods are different. The first is scary while the second is hopeful.
The moods are different. The first is negative while the second is positive.
