STAAR Academy Tone and Mood

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English

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9th - 12th Grade

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CCSS

RL.6.4, L.6.5C, RI.6.4

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Alma Gamez

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6 Slides • 12 Questions

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What is the "tone" of a story?

The feeling the passage evokes from the reader

The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject

The time and place of the story

The summary of events in the story

Multiple Choice

The literary definition of a word

point of view

connotation

denotation

allegory

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A word’s denotation is its dictionary definition. But a word can also evoke certain thoughts and feelings. The thoughts and feelings associated with a certain word are called the connotation of the word. Words with the same denotation can have different connotations. Connotations can be positive, negative or neutral.
Which of the following has a positive connotation?

A strong reek

A strong aroma

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has a negative connotation?

A pushy leader

A charismatic leader

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Which of the following has a positive connotation?

Squandered his time

Invested his time

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Mood is...

The reader's feelings while reading the text

The author's style of writing

The author's attitude or feelings

The reader's feelings before reading the text

Multiple Choice

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.

Calm

Fear

Passion

Sorrow

Multiple Choice

The tone in the quote is...

melancholic

depressing

motivational

pessimistic

Multiple Choice

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!

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

calm

peaceful

depressing

optimistic

Multiple Choice

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

formal and serious

serious and sad

warm and heartfelt

gloomy and pessimistic

Multiple Choice

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

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