WorksheetsWord Choice & Tone
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is denotation?
Dictionary definition of a word
Feeling associated with a word
How you write a word
Figurative language
What is connotation?
Dictionary definition of a word
Feeling associated with a word
How you write a word
Figurative language
What is the denotation of the word "destruction"?
Causing so much damage that something can no longer exist
a negative feeling
a positive feeling
Building something that will last forever
What is the connotation of the word "eliminate"?
Causing so much damage that something can no longer exist
a negative feeling
a positive feeling
Building something that will last forever
In which of the following examples does the underlined word have a positive connotation?
The girl smiled at her mom.
The water overflowed the banks of the river.
The neighbors were noisy last night.
The cod is a fish that is caught in the Northern Atlantic Ocean.
In which of the following examples does the underlined word have a negative connotation?
The girl smiled at her mom.
The water overflowed the banks of the river.
The neighbors were noisy last night.
The cod is a fish that is caught in the Northern Atlantic Ocean.
Which word BEST makes the sentence have a positive connotation?
My mother cooks __________ meals.
burned
large
delicious
inexpensive
Which word makes the sentence have the most negative connotation?
My mother cooks __________ meals.
burned
large
delicious
inexpensive
What is tone?
The author's attitude in a piece of writing
Comparing the author's words to music
When a piece of writing has rhythm and rhyme
How a piece of writing sounds when it is read aloud
How is tone created?
denotation of words
connotation of words
What is the tone of the following sentence?
Bouncing through the door, Alara lit up the room with a joyous glow on her face as she told her parents of her exam scores.
happy
determined
depressed
frustrated
Which set of words creates the tone of this sentence?
Bouncing through the door, Alara lit up the room with a joyous glow on her face as she told her parents of her exam scores.
bouncing, joyous, glow
door, lit, face
room, glow, parent
through, up, exam
What is the tone of this passage?
Gently smiling, the mother tenderly tucked the covers up around the child's neck. Carefully and quietly she left the room making sure to leave a ray of light shining through the open door. Should the child wake from sleep, she wanted him to feel secure.
determined
angry
peaceful
surprised
Which set of words and phrases creates the tone in this passage?
Gently smiling, the mother tenderly tucked the covers up around the child’s neck. Carefully and quietly she left the room making sure to leave a ray of light shining through the opened door. Should the child wake from sleep, she wanted him to feel secure.
mother, covers, neck, ray
gently, tenderly, carefully, quietly
child's leave, light, wake
left, shining, sleep, feel
Which of these statements in NOT TRUE about theme?
It is a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature.
All works of literature have themes.
Themes are almost never stated explicitly.
Stories usually only have one theme.
An author uses word choice and tone to develop a theme.
True
False
