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Mood and Tone Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which literary device is used to convey the author's attitude or feelings towards the subject?

a)

tone

b)

theme

c)

mood

d)

plot

2.

What is the definition of mood?

a)

Mood is a type of weather condition.

b)

Mood is a person's emotional state or disposition.

c)

Mood is a type of music genre.

d)

Mood is a type of food.

3.

In which part of a story is the mood usually established?

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

resolution

d)

climax

4.

The tone of this paragraph can best be described as ______:

"In my short life, there are many experiences that could qualify as life-changing. Every new experience was, at one time or another, the first experience. For good or bad, each instance changed the course that my life has taken. But, the most transformative experience was the birth of my youngest brother"

a)

insipid

b)

reflective

c)

unbiased

d)

apathetic

5.

The tone of this paragaph is _________:

Purple is the best color. I decorated my entire bedroom in ALL things purple. I love coming home from a long day at school to my purple paradise. When I am felling anxious or upset, being surrounded by purple always makes me feel better.

a)

subjective

b)

objective

c)

apathetic

d)

unbiased

6.

What is the tone of the passage below?


A vaccine is a preparation of killed or weakened germs that is injected under the skin and causes the blood to produce antibodies against the disease. Effective vaccines, for instance, have been developed for small pox, rabies, and polio.

a)

objective

b)

empathetic

c)

sentimental

d)

hypercritical

7.

A poignant moment is a(n) _____________ moment.

a)

ridiculous

b)

heartfelt

c)

awkward

d)

amazing

8.

“I know it’s been hard. And I appreciate all you are going through right now. If you ever need an ear to listen, please call me."

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Hypercritical

c)

Objective

d)

Malicious

9.

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 run away and hide, you coward!" 

a)

insipid

b)

objective

c)

apathetic

d)

incensed

10.

We were asked to be _______________ while touring the Holocaust museum.

a)

insipid

b)

incensed

c)

reverent

d)

unbiased

11.

What is the tone ?

I hear what you're saying. If that happened to me, I would be angry, too!

a)

sympathetic

b)

apathetic

c)

empathetic

d)

objective

12.

She became withdrawn and ___________ after she lost her dog. For two weeks she just stayed in her room looking at pictures of him.

a)

pensive

b)

insipid

c)

benevolent

d)

apathetic

13.

He was a ____________ old man who went around the neighborhood mowing his neighbors' lawns for free.

a)

reflective

b)

apathetic

c)

pensive

d)

benevolent

14.

Cruella de Vil's ____________ theft of the puppies came back to bite her in the end.

a)

unbiased

b)

benevolent

c)

poignant

d)

malicious

15.

Mood and Tone Vocabulary

a)

A) What is the definition of tone in literature?

b)

B) How does mood differ from tone in a literary context?

c)

C) Which word best describes a cheerful tone?

d)

D) What is the effect of a somber mood on a reader?