8th Grade Tone & Style Quizzes, Questions & Answers

8th Grade

This quiz will give you a chance to practice proficiency-like multiple choice questions dealing with tone and mood.

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 2656 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025

Sample Question
Passage #1 “I shall throw you on a black ship and send you to the mainland, To King Echetos, destroyer of all mortal men, Who will cut off your nostrils with a sharp bronze sword; He will tear of your private parts and give them to the dogs to eat raw.” --Homer, The Odyssey Which word best describes the tone? In other words, how does the speaker feel about/toward the subject?

A) Threatening

B) Amused

C) Proud

D) Unsatisfied

As readers, it's crucial to understand not just what the words say, but also how they say it. This quiz challenges you to pinpoint the mood and tone in different texts. Mood is the overall feeling or atmosphere that a piece...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 74793 | Last updated: Oct 13, 2025

Sample Question
What mood does the sentence evoke: "The sun set slowly behind the hills, casting a calm orange glow across the sky."?

Calm

Anxious

Gloomy

Excited

8th Grade Tone & Style Quizzes, Questions & Answers

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