1.

Choose the author's purpose for this passage:

A speech written by a professional athlete listing the negative effects of steroids and urging
young athletes to not use steroids.

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

2. Choose the author's purpose for this passage:

A booklet containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules
Persuade
Inform
Entertain

3. Choose the author's purpose for this passage:

An instructional booklet describing how to operate a sewing machine

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

4. It was a glorious morning in Alabama. The sun was shining through the trees. Alan couldn't
wait to find his fishing pole and call his friend Sam to go fishing. They had a great time on
these early morning fishing trips. They took their dogs with them and the dogs would swim in
the lake while they fished. It was so funny to watch those dogs paddle around the lake.

to inform
to Entertain
to Persuade

5. The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to
freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters.
The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north.
Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters.

to Inform
to Entertain
to Persuade

6. Calligraphy is a form of handwriting . A special pen must be used. Letters are formed using
up and down strokes. Old documents are usually written in this form. Diplomas , certificates
and other awards are written in calligraphy. It is an interesting form of handwriting.
to Inform
to Entertain
to Persuade

7. Rosie had the best time making her valentine cards for her classmates. She used red and white
paper, heart stickers, markers and anything else she could find. It was great. Her friends are planning a
valentine party on Feb. 14th at school. The one she made for her best friend is funny. Funny valentines
are nice to get.
to Inform
to Entertain
to Persuade

8. Joe had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble
at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there
was a sharp yank on the line. Joe fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Joe and
his friends laughed and laughed.
to Inform
to Entertain
to Persuade

9. It's New! It's Refreshing!

It's Slurpy Soda!
This is the best soda in the world! If you drink this soda you will jump higher, run faster and
be smarter in school. Try one today!
to Inform
to Entertain
to Persuade

10. What is the mood?

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only
two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.

relaxed
terrified
worried
perplexed

11. What is the mood?

True!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! But why will you say that I
am mad?

mellow
funny
frantic
chill

12. What is the mood?

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly
normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in
anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

pleasant
happy
melancholy
nonsense

13. What is the tone of the following sentence?

Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent
teacher who gave her child an F.
angry
witty
suspicious

14. What is the mood of the following sentence?

He furtively glanced behind him, for hear of his imagined pursuers, then hurriedly walked on,
jumping at the slightest sound even of a leaf crackling under his own foot.

sentimental
suspenseful
frustrating
melancholy

15. Questions and Answers

 1.
Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti and answer the question below.
My heart is like a singing bird. Whose nest is a weathered shoot; My heart is like an apple-
tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That
paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea; My heart is gladder than all these Because my love
has come to me. QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look
specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)
Discuss

o A.

Sorrow

o B.

Happiness

o C.

Excitement

o D.

Nervousness

 2.
Read the following lines from "The Garden of Proserpine" by Algernon Swinburne. Then
answer the question below. There go the loves that wither [dry up], The old loves with
wearier wings; And all dead years draw thither [there] And disastrous things; Dead dreams
of days forsaken, Blind buds that snows have shaken, Wild leaves that winds have
taken, Red strays of ruined springs. ... And love, grown faint and fretful With lips but half
regretful Sighs, and with eyes forgetful Weeps that no loves endure [last]. QUESTION: In
the first two lines, what images does the speaker use to describe love?
Discuss
 o A.

Loves that go away and have exhausted wings

o B.

Loves that grow both wobbly and worrisome

o C.

Loves that die

o D.

Loves whose is both young and old

 3.
Read the following lines from "The Garden of Proserpine" by Algernon Swinburne. Then
answer the question below. There go the loves that wither [dry up], The old loves with
wearier wings; And all dead years draw thither [there] And disastrous things; Dead dreams
of days forsaken, Blind buds that snows have shaken, Wild leaves that winds have
taken, Red strays of ruined springs. ... And love, grown faint and fretful With lips but half
regretful Sighs, and with eyes forgetful Weeps that no loves endure [last]. QUESTION:
What mood do the details in the poem convey?
Discuss

o A.

Wastefulness and excess

o B.

Happiness

o C.

Sadness and despair

o D.

Mistrust

 4.
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!

o A.

Calm

o B.
 Annoyed

o C.

Scary

o D.

Excited

 5.
Which tone is represented in the following passage? She delicately placed the cooing baby on
a soft, freshly cleaned blanket.

o A.

Calm

o B.

Annoyed

o C.

Scary

o D.

Excited

 6.
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.

o A.

Calm

o B.

Annoyed

o C.

Scary

o D.

Excited

 7.
 Which tone is represented in the following passage? Ugh! Do I have to sit through another
boring lecture on data entry again?

o A.

Calm

o B.

Annoyed

o C.

Scary

o D.

Excited

 8.
What is the tone of the following passage? The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down
on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled
indignantly and rocketed out the room.
Discuss

o A.

Eerie

o B.

Sarcastic

o C.

Passionate

o D.

Humorous