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Tone and Mood Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

tone

d)

mood

2.

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

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

tone

d)

mood

3.

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).

a)

pleased

b)

angry

c)

happy

d)

suspicious

4.

She hesitated, listening for sounds of the creature. The forest seemed empty, but she could sense something else out there. Something watching and waiting. What is the mood of the passage?

a)

romantic

b)

depressing

c)

joyful

d)

suspenseful

5.

What is the tone of this passage?

The Crocodile by Lewis Carroll

How doth the little crocodile

Improve his shining tail,

And pour the waters of the Nile

On every golden scale.

How cheerfully he seems to grine,

How neatly spreads his claws,

And welcomes little fishes in,

with gently smiling jaws.

a)

bitter

b)

respectful

c)

objective

d)

humorous

6.

What is the mood of a text?

a)

Emotions audience feels from a given passage.

b)

The time and place of the story.

c)

The Lesson the reader learns from the story.

d)

The summary of events in the text.

7.

What is the tone of a text?

a)

The feeling the passage evokes from the reader

b)

The author, narrator or speaker's attitude toward the subject.

c)

The time and place of the story.

d)

The summary of events in the text.

8.

Which word accurately describes the son's tone in the following dialogue?

Father: We are going to Disney World!

Son: Yay!!!!

a)

Irritated

b)

annoyed

c)

excited

d)

uninterested

9.

Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti and answer the question below. My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea; My heart is gladder than all these Because my love is come to me.

QUESTION: What tone do the details of the poem convey?

a)

sorrow

b)

happiness

c)

excitement

d)

nervousness

10.

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)

calm

b)

annoyed

c)

scary

d)

excited

11.

What is the tone of the following passage? The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room.

a)

eerie

b)

sarcastic

c)

humorous

d)

passionate

12.

It was the first football game for the Gators. The coach asked if everyone was ready. The players jumped and replied, "Yes!" In what tone did the Gators's reply?

a)

calm

b)

serious

c)

happy

d)

enthusiastic

13.

The Blue Jay is jumping on the tree singing and dancing happily. What is the blue jay's tone while singing?

a)

joyful

b)

dreamy

c)

confused

d)

hurt

14.

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.

a)

serious

b)

excited

c)

angry

d)

scary

15.

The monster produced a terrifying noise, and we tried hard not to scream and give away our hiding place. What is the "mood" set in this passage?

a)

serious

b)

scared

c)

angry

d)

happy

16.

What is the "mood" in this passage? The man—right in the middle of the crowded train—began to clip his long, yellow fingernails flicking them onto the floor. He did it slowly, as if he didn't even care that a dozen other people could see and hear him.

a)

cringe

b)

funny

c)

bored

d)

happy

17.
A tone or mood word that refers to a simple feeling of cheerful happiness?
a)
Nostalgic
b)
Light-hearted 
c)
Earnest 
d)
Indifferent
18.
A tone or mood word that refers to feeling compassion for someone? 
a)
Humorous
b)
Grateful
c)
Sympathetic
d)
Earnest
19.
A tone or mood word that refers to feeling selfish?
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Humorous
c)
Earnest
d)
Greedy
20.
A tone or mood word that refers to a feeling of annoyance?
a)
Irritated
b)
Optimistic
c)
Somber
d)
Pessimistic
21.

What is the tone of the following sentence?

The front door burst open as the toddler gleefully jumped into his awaiting father's arms.

a)

serious

b)

suspicious

c)

matter-of-fact

d)

joyful

22.

What is the tone?

Would there be one left? George stretched his neck as far as he could, and he tried to squeeze between the mob of children that were pressed around the snack table. One cookie? Would somebody just leave him one cookie?

a)

hopeful

b)

proud

c)

admiring

d)

delightful

23.

What is the tone?

Hermoine Granger: That's right! Now if you two don't mind, I'm going to bed before either of you two comes up with another idea to get us killed, or worse, expelled!

Ron Weasley: She needs to sort out her priorities.

a)

encouraging

b)

serious

c)

questioning

d)

amusing

24.

What is the tone?

Piglet: “How do you spell ‘love’?”

Pooh: “You don’t spell it…you feel it.” —Winnie-the-Pooh

a)

demanding

b)

stressful

c)

casual

d)

tender

25.

What is the tone?

Jon punched in the numbers on his cell phone and listened to the call go to voicemail. Where could his dad be? He was supposed to be picked up an hour ago, and the rain was getting heavy.

a)

ecstatic

b)

horror

c)

nervous

d)

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