Unveiling Tone and Mood
A Grade 7 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and analyzing tone and mood in literary texts.
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Unveiling Tone and Mood
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you understand the difference between tone and mood in literature.
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
The old house stood silhouetted against the stormy sky, its broken windows like vacant eyes staring out into the gloom. A chill wind howled through the skeletal trees, rattling the loose shutters with a mournful sigh. Inside, dust motes danced in the sparse shafts of moonlight that pierced the gloom, illuminating forgotten memories and the lingering scent of decay. Every creak of the floorboards, every rustle of unseen creatures, sent shivers down my spine. I clutched the faded photograph tighter, a desperate plea for reassurance in the overwhelming silence.
1. Which word best describes the tone of the passage?
Joyful
Humorous
Eerie
Excited
2. What mood does the author create for the reader?
Hopeful
Frightened
Peaceful
Amused
3. The author's is their attitude toward the subject, while the is the feeling the reader gets from the text.
4. Words like 'gloomy,' 'mournful,' and 'decay' contribute to the of the passage.
5. Explain how specific word choices in the passage contribute to both the tone and the mood. Provide at least two examples.
6. Tone and mood are always the same in a piece of writing.
True
False
7. An author's tone can be sarcastic or ironic.
True
False