Tone and Mood STAAR Review

Which description shows an excited tone?

• a rainy day

• Cleaning a dirty house

• walking to school

• a party

What is tone?

• where and when a story takes place

• the author's reason for writing a story

• the author's attitude toward the story

• how the story makes you feel

Which passage below has the most whimsical (playful) tone?

• The creature moved its sharp claws over the strange device, and the noise was loud and distracting.

• The lovely fairy danced her long fingers over the harp, and the music carried us gently into a trance.

• The creature played the instrument, and we listened to the music it made.

• The monster produced a terrifying noise, and we tried hard not to scream and give away our hiding place.

Match the following

• a scene in a movie, novel, drama, set in a time earlier that the main story.

• Foreshadowing

• how the author feels

• tone

• Occurs when the author provides hints that suggest future events in the story

• illustrate

• to make clear by describing in order for the reader to be able to picture it

• flashback

• the feeling created in the story

• mood

A reflection of a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work is known as...

• characterization

• tone

• point of view

• mood

The feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work or passage is know as...

• surface

• tone

• mood

• vibe

The tone is a ________ or speaker's attitude toward a subject.

• reader's

• audience

• writer's

Which description shows a joyful tone?

• A) a funeral procession

• B) a birthday celebration

• C) a quiet library

• D) a stormy night

What is mood in literature?

• A) the time and place of a story

• B) the author's attitude toward the subject

• C) the feeling or atmosphere perceived by the reader

• D) the main idea of the story

Which passage below has the most suspenseful tone?

• A) The sun set peacefully over the horizon, casting a warm glow.

• B) The clock ticked loudly in the silent room as she waited for the results.

• C) The children laughed and played in the park.

• D) The cat purred softly on the windowsill.