Tone & Mood

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Test your understanding of tone and mood in literature with this engaging quiz! Dive deep into how authors convey feelings and how readers are impacted. Whether you're a student, educator, or literature enthusiast, this quiz will enhance your comprehension of these essential literary concepts.

What to expect:

  • Multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions
  • Evaluate your grasp of tone and mood
  • Fun and educational content designed for all ages
15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by ReflectiveReader47
How the author feels about the topic they're writing about.
Tone
Mood
Sensory Language
Feelings
How the reader will feel after reading the piece.
Tone
Mood
Sensory Language
Feelings
Fill in the blank: I felt ______________ for that homeless child that has nothing to eat.
Humorous
Depressed
Sympathy
Sarcastic
Fill in the blank: Visions of Christmas lights twinkling on rooftops, gleeful children dancing around the festive tree. Oh, what a _________________time of year!
Melancholy
Biased
Joyful
Wistful
Fill in the blank: After all the holiday cheer is gone, there is an emptiness in my heart, and I feel ___________________.
Joyful
Hostile
Sympathetic
Gloomy
The children felt _______________ as they stared out the dark and rainy window.
Joyful
Wistful
Admiring
Melancholy
Fill in the blank: My boss was ___________ that all his employees had a relaxing weekend, and were ready to work hard.
Wistful
Sarcastic
Cheerful
Gloomy
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is about the author and mood is about the reader
Mood is about the author and tone is about the reader
They are the same
Tone is why the author writes and mood is why the reader reads
Which tone is represented in the following passage? Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!
Calm
Annoyed
Scary
Excited
The footsteps were coming closer. I knew I had to get out of there fast. Looking desperately around, I finally spotted a small window at the end of the room, a beacon of light in the dark, rancid basement. I sprinted and leapt up to grab a ceiling pipe. Thankfully, the pipe was close enough to the window to allow me to swing my body through. 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.What is the mood of the passage?
Timid
Cheerful
Sorrowful
Daring
Which tone is represented in the following passage? Ugh! Do I have to sit through another boring lecture on data entry again?
Peaceful
Irritated
Horrifying
Excited
Fill in the blank: Homeless people live in such horrible conditions that they begin to feel _________________.
Disgruntled
Sympathetic
Conceited
Cheerful
Fill in the blank: Selena Gomez is one of the finest young actors, and a(n) ___________bunch of teens look up to her accomplishments.
Admiring
Subjective
Disgruntled
Hostile
Fill in the blank: "I want employees who come to work late, said no boss ever" is an example of a ___________ statement.
Sarcastic
Biased
Joyful
Gloomy
Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti and answer the question below. My heart is like a singing bird. Whose nest is a weathered shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea; My heart is gladder than all these Because my love has come to me. QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)
Sorrow
Happiness
Excitement
Nervousness
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