WorksheetsTone & Mood-Ms. Lovely
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The author's attitude toward the story?
Tone
Connotation
Mood
Denotation
Author's set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through
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Tone
Which of the following passages has the most objective tone?
The movie that I saw on Saturday was three hours of torture.
I saw the movie on Saturday. It was three-hours long.
On Saturday, I made a three-hour mistake: I saw the movie.
I devoted three hours on Saturday to the masterpiece of a movie.
What is mood?
where and when a story takes place
the author's reason for writing a story
how the story makes you feel
the author's attitude toward the story
If an author has no emotion regarding the story he is telling, his tone can be described as
Playful
Objective
Mysterious
Ironic
Which of the following is not a kind of negative tone?
Angry
Cynical
Harsh
Excited
Which word best describes the tone of the sentence below?
The stunning poem that opens this lovely collection is rich with imagery and language.
Admiring
Sad
Hopeful
Bitter
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!
Calm
Annoyed
Scary
Excited
The way you feel or think about something.
Atmosphere
Negative
Neutral
Attitude
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.
Serious
Angry
Sad
Excited
Which words and phrases from the sentence below best shows you the tone?
That waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.
"movie" and "of a"
"that" and "my"
"really" and "Saturday"
"waste" and "destroyed"
Definition of positive?
Not helpful
Good
Bad
The way you feel about something
Inference means?
The writer or speaker's attitude toward the subject.
The particular feeling or atmosphere something has or creates.
Bad
A conclusion reached from evidence and observation.
Which of the following is a kind of a positive tone?
Critical
Favorable
Awful
Horrible
Based on facts and not influenced by feelings.
Neutral
Inference
Objective
Mood
Not favoring any side; neither positive nor negative.
Mood
Tone
Attitude
Neutral
