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Tone & Mood-Ms. Lovely

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The author's attitude toward the story?

a)

Tone

b)

Connotation

c)

Mood

d)

Denotation

2.

Author's set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through

a)

Space

b)

Graphics

c)

Word Choice

d)

Tone

3.

Which of the following passages has the most objective tone?

a)

The movie that I saw on Saturday was three hours of torture.

b)

I saw the movie on Saturday. It was three-hours long.

c)

On Saturday, I made a three-hour mistake: I saw the movie.

d)

I devoted three hours on Saturday to the masterpiece of a movie.

4.

What is mood?

a)

where and when a story takes place

b)

the author's reason for writing a story

c)

how the story makes you feel

d)

the author's attitude toward the story

5.

If an author has no emotion regarding the story he is telling, his tone can be described as

a)

Playful

b)

Objective

c)

Mysterious

d)

Ironic

6.

Which of the following is not a kind of negative tone?

a)

Angry

b)

Cynical

c)

Harsh

d)

Excited

7.

Which word best describes the tone of the sentence below?

The stunning poem that opens this lovely collection is rich with imagery and language.

a)

Admiring

b)

Sad

c)

Hopeful

d)

Bitter

8.

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

9.

The way you feel or think about something.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Attitude

10.

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)

Angry

c)

Sad

d)

Excited

11.

Which words and phrases from the sentence below best shows you the tone?

That waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.

a)

"movie" and "of a"

b)

"that" and "my"

c)

"really" and "Saturday"

d)

"waste" and "destroyed"

12.

Definition of positive?

a)

Not helpful

b)

Good

c)

Bad

d)

The way you feel about something

13.

Inference means?

a)

The writer or speaker's attitude toward the subject.

b)

The particular feeling or atmosphere something has or creates.

c)

Bad

d)

A conclusion reached from evidence and observation.

14.

Which of the following is a kind of a positive tone?

a)

Critical

b)

Favorable

c)

Awful

d)

Horrible

15.

Based on facts and not influenced by feelings.

a)

Neutral

b)

Inference

c)

Objective

d)

Mood

16.

Not favoring any side; neither positive nor negative.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Attitude

d)

Neutral