1. Which of the following terms describes the way a reader feels?
A. mood
B. meaning
C. connotation
D. tone
2. Which of the following terms describes the writer’s attitude toward his or her subject?
experience
tone
meaning
connotation
3.Kim is such a hardworking and energetic student. She smiled and jumped for joy when she found out she got an A on her algebra test.
What is the tone of the sentences?
positive
informative
neutral
tragic
4.Use the excerpt from “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to answer the question.
Then he said, “Good night!” and with muffled oar
Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore,
Just as the moon rose over the bay,
Where swinging wide at her moorings lay
The Somerset, British man-of-war; …
Which word best describes the tone of the excerpt?
upsetting
excited
tense
joyful
5. Use the excerpt from “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to answer the question.
Then he climbed the tower of the Old North Church,
By the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread,
To the belfry-chamber overhead,
And startled the pigeons from their perch
Which word has a meaning similar to startled but with a more negative connotation?
surprised
shook
calmed
terrified