Mood and Tone

Which term means "the writer's attitude?

• mood

• tone

• point of view

• feeling

Mood is...

• the feeling a text gives to readers.

• the attitude of the writer

• the point of view

• the genre of a text

The tone is determined by the...

• descriptions in the text

• length of a written text

• words and dialogue

• descriptions, words and dialogue

The tone in the quote is...

• melancholic

• depressing

• motivational

• pessimistic

Which sentence has the most energetic tone?

• It is raining heavily, and I don't have an umbrella!

• It is raining heavily, I can't believe that I don't have an umbrella!

• It is raining heavily, and I don't have an umbrella; let's splash and have fun!

• It is raining heavily , and I hate it!

The mood in this passage is...

"My enemy was making his way down the hall, bursting open door after door. I needed to break through this window in two tries to make it out in time."

• cheerful

• scary

• sad

• pessimistic

The best word to describe the mood in this picture is...

• calm

• peaceful

• depressing

• optimistic

The best word to describe the mood in this picture is...

• calm

• peaceful

• depressing

• optimistic

Which tone would you use to write a letter to your grandmother?

• formal and serious

• serious and sad

• warm and heartfelt

• gloomy and pessimistic

The words that determine the tone in this passage are...

"although I had tried hard and had followed the steps of the scientific method, my experiment didn't work. I dragged myself into class and slouched in my seat, not raising my hand

• experiment, science

• method, class

• dragged, slouched

• raising hand