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Plot and setting

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
a)
immature
b)
youthful
2.

What is the colour of scared/fear?

a)

Blue

b)

Black

3.

No sooner had she said it than there he was, "Mister Irresistible" himself.  Throwing big, cheesy winks at everyone in the room, walking with a swagger like a cartoon baseball player.  He slithered his way over to their side of the room. What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

a)
Enthusiastic 
b)
Serious
c)
Mocking
d)
Sorrowful 
4.
In Percy's dream (pg 193-194), the author tried to create an ___ mood.
a)
ominous
b)
melancholy 
c)
hyperactive
d)
Parthenon
5.

Which word best describes the tone of the "Struggler" chapters?

a)

Infuriated

b)

Frustration

c)

Excitement

d)

Desperation

6.
Read this sentence.
Normally I don't like olives, but in this pasta they are ___________. 
Which word best fits in the blank to suggest a positive connotation?
a)
wonderful
b)
attractive
c)
delicate
d)
delicious
7.

What mood is evoked from this passage?

Abshu wished that his own family could have

stayed together. There were four of them who ended up

in foster care: him, two younger sisters, and a baby

brother. He understood why his mother did what she

did, but he couldn't help wondering if there might have been a better way.

a)

Calm

b)

Passion

c)

Fear

d)

Sorrow

8.

In a documentary, the narrator uses a tone that suggests a lack of respect for traditional beliefs and institutions, often questioning their validity. Which tone word best describes the narrator's tone?

a)

Irreverent

b)

Laudatory

c)

Earnest

d)

Restrained

9.

How does mood impact a story?

a)

Mood sets the atmosphere and tone of the story.

b)

Mood is determined by the setting of the story.

c)

Mood only affects the characters in a story.

d)

Mood has no impact on a story.

10.

sofia had a bad day today (what do u think this mood is)

a)

happy

b)

mad

c)

sad

11.

Which sentence has a NEGATIVE CONNOTATION?

¿Qué oración tiene una CONNOTACIÓN NEGATIVA?

“The curious student looked over his friend's shoulder to see what he was doing.”

“El estudiante curioso miró por encima del hombro de su amigo para ver qué estaba haciendo”.

“The nosy student looked over his friend's shoulder to see what he was doing.”

“El estudiante entrometido miró por encima del hombro de su amigo para ver qué estaba haciendo”.

a)

“The curious student looked over his friend's shoulder to see what he was doing.”

“El estudiante curioso miró por encima del hombro de su amigo para ver qué estaba haciendo”.

b)

“The nosy student looked over his friend's shoulder to see what he was doing.”

“El estudiante entrometido miró por encima del hombro de su amigo para ver qué estaba haciendo”.

12.

  (a)   is the feeling that a literary work conveys to readers.

13.

She noticed all the spring flowers coming into bloom. There were snowdrops nodding their heads in the breeze, and daffodils pushing their way through the earth. There were crocuses, gaily dancing in the breeze. Yellow ones, purple ones, all kinds of colours, resplendent against the dark brown earth.


Is this fast paced or slow paced?

a)

Slow

b)

Medium

c)

Fast

d)

Neutral

14.

WORD CHOICE

Tone refers to...

a)

the attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character.

b)

the technical aspects of writing specific to the subject or topic.

c)

your unique personality on paper.

d)

a clearly defined action assigned to or expected of a person.

15.

the author’s voice in a piece of writing

a)

tone

b)

diction

c)

mood

d)

vibe

16.

Which of the following is an example of a formal and objective writing tone?

a)

Using contractions like don't and won't

b)

Including casual language and slang

c)

Sounding factual and exact

d)

Using first person point of view

17.

What is the tone of a text if the author uses sarcastic and mocking words?

a)

serious

b)

sincere

c)

genuine

d)

ironic

18.

To remember what tone is, some good tricks are:

a)

AA-author's attitude

b)

parent saying: "don't give me that tone"

c)

imagining the author's facial expression as he writes

d)

all of these are true

19.

Read the sentence for paragraph 4.

"Mary had stepped close to the robin, and suddenly the gust of wind swung aside some loose ivy trails, and more suddenly still she jumped toward it and caught it in her hand."

Which tone is conveyed through the author’s use of the words suddenly and more suddenly still?

a)

amusement

b)

excitement

c)

light-heartedness

d)

seriousness

20.

Highlight the sentence that begins the changes in tone to the story.