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Grade 12 Tone & Mood Worksheet with Answers

Grade 12 (US) · Year 13 (UK) · Class 12 (India) · English

Unit 4: Reading LiteratureTone & Word ChoiceCCSS RL.11-12.4

Telling the author's tone from the mood a passage creates, and naming both. This free high school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Tone & Mood

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Learning goal: Tone & Word Choice · CCSS RL.11-12.4

Directions: This worksheet has 3 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

RememberTone and mood

Part A

What is the tone of each sentence?

1
You must wear a helmet. No exceptions.
2
Remember when we built that crooked treehouse? Those were the days.
3
Some people think reading is boring. Clearly they've never opened a good book.
4
The results suggest a modest increase in rainfall.
5
Oh great, another Monday. Just what I needed.
6
I can't wait for the trip — it's going to be amazing!
7
How dare they cut down the oldest tree in town!

Part B

Mood?

8
The dark house creaked, and a cold wind howled through the broken window.
9
The empty swing moved slowly in the gray rain.
10
Sunlight sparkled on the lake as children laughed and splashed.

Part C

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

11
Which words create the mood in: 'The silent, shadowy forest swallowed the last light'?
12
What is the difference between tone and mood?

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What has one eye but can't see?

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1.serious / strict
2.nostalgic
3.playfully critical / persuasive
4.neutral / objective
5.sarcastic
6.excited / enthusiastic
7.angry / outraged
8.spooky / eerie
9.sad / gloomy
10.cheerful / joyful
11.silent, shadowy, swallowed
12.tone is the author's attitude; mood is how the reader feels
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