PROJECT 555

English 10
 Day 1 – Observing

Directions: Identify the mood

expressed by the character.
Write the letter of the correct
answer.
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1. “What a place! Cockroaches

everywhere, cobwebs and dust
thick enough to plant potatoes in.”

a. excitement c. appreciation
b. enjoyment d. disgust
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2. “Only one peso? What can I

buy with that these days?”

a. discontent c. curiosity
b. honesty d. gratitude
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3. “That was a close fight and I’m
glad our team won. You were
marvelous on the court, boys.”

a. jubilation c. displeasure
b. caution d. excitement
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4. “You’re always late for work
and you don’t even finish half of
what you are assigned to do.
You might be fired.”

a. assurance c. threat
b. fear d. plea
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5. “I wonder where Father and
Arthur are, their boat is out of
sight.”

a. angry c. concern
b. hungry d. frightened
 Day 2 - Remembering
1. Authors set a TONE and
MOOD in literature by conveying
emotions through__________.

a. space c. height
b. words d. faces
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2. Tone can be best described as ________.

a. attitude of the reader towards what they

are reading about
b. the author’s attitude towards the subject
he/she is writing about
c. the overall mood or feeling of the story
d. the reader’s point of view
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3. What is the MOOD of the story?

a. Emotions the readers feel from the

passage
b. The summary of the events of the story
c. The time and place of the story
d. The lesson the reader learns from the
story
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4. If an author has no emotion
regarding the story he is telling his
tone can be described as
__________.
a. playful c. objective
b. ironic d. mysterious
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5. Why is it important for an author to be able to use
mood effectively?

a. So that they can control the mental images that

their work evokes in the reader.
b. So that the reader has a clear sense of what the
author thinks about the characters.
c. So that the reader has a clear sense of what the
author thinks about the entire place.
d. So that they can control the feelings that their work
evokes in the reader.
 Day 3 - Remembering
1. Which of the following is NOT helpful
in identifying mood and tone?

a. The setting c. Word choices

b. The language d. The length of
the piece
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2. What is the MOOD of the story?

a. Emotions the readers feel from the

passage
b. The summary of the events of the story
c. The time and place of the story
d. The lesson the reader learns from the
story
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3. Which of the following words is a
mood?

a. Serious c. Witty
b. Sarcastic d. Melancholy
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4. Tone can be best described as ________.

a. attitude of the reader towards what they

are reading about
b. the author’s attitude towards the subject
he/she is writing about
c. the overall mood or feeling of the story
d. the reader’s point of view
 Day 3 - Remembering
5. Which of the following mood
words mean happy?

a. Solemn c. Indifferent
b. Sorrowful d. Cheerful
 Day 4 – Classifying
1. “She hesitated, listening for sounds of
the creature. The forest seemed empty, but
she could sense something else out there.
Something watching and waiting.” What is
the mood of the passage?

A. romantic C. joyful
B. depressing D. suspenseful
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2. Which tone is represented in the
following passage? “As that hurricane
threatened, the wind's blast caused angry
fifteen-foot waves to crash over the small
houses near the shore.”

A. Calm C. Scary
B. Annoyed D. Excited
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3. Which tone is represented in the
following passage? “She delicately placed
the cooing baby on a soft, freshly cleaned
blanket.”

A. Calm C. Scary
B. Annoyed D. Excited
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4. Identify the mood of the following
sentence:
“She huddled in the corner, clutching her
tattered blanket and shaking convulsively,
as she feverishly searched the room for the
unknown dangers that awaited her.”
A. fanciful C. melancholy
B. suspenseful D. romantic
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5. 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!”

A. Calm C. Scary
B. Annoyed D. Excited