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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 9

Worksheet No.7, Quarter 2
Learner’s Name : ____________________________________________
Grade Level/Section : ____________________________________________
Date :____________________________________________

MY FEELINGS, MY SAY!

I. LEARNING SKILLS
A. Most Essential Learning Competency
Analyze literature as means of understanding unchanging values in the
VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex ,ambiguous) world
B. Objective
Determine the tone, mood, technique and purpose of the author.

II. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT

Have you ever read a newspaper or an online article and could not figure
out whether the writer is serious, sarcastic or joking? How about an essay in
which the writer grieves for a dead person, but you could sense an underlying
feeling of bitterness and anger between the lines? In both these scenarios, you
as a reader, need to be able to comprehend the tone and mood of a written work
to completely understand its meaning.

The author’s attitude is expressed through the words and details he or she
selects.

For example, textbooks are usually written with an objective tone which includes
facts and reasonable explanations. The objective tone is matter-of-fact and neutral. The
details are mostly facts. On the other hand, fiction and personal essays are usually
written with a subjective tone. A subjective tone uses words that describe feelings,
judgments, or opinions. The details are likely to include experiences, senses, feelings,
and thoughts.
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 Objective tone is impartial. It does not show any feelings for or against a topic;
therefore, it is unbiased or neutral. Often objective tone uses higher level words and
avoids pronouns such as I and you, creating a formal tone. 

Subjective tone is personal, biased, emotional, and often informal.

NOTE: Tone is expressed through the words and details the author selects. To
determine the author’s tone, you must notice how these words and details are used
within the writing.

Example: The following statements express different attitudes about a shabby

apartment. Six different tones are used: optimistic, bitter, tolerant, sentimental,
humorous, and objective.

1. This place may be shabby, but since both of my children were born while we lived
here, it has a special place in my heart.

The tone is sentimental. “It has a special place in my heart,” expresses tender
emotions.

2. This isn’t the greatest apartment in the world, but it’s not really that bad.

The tone is tolerant. The words “not really that bad” show that the writer accepts
the situation while recognizing that it could be better.

3. If only there were some decent jobs out there, I wouldn’t be reduced to living in this
miserable dump.

The tone is bitter. The writer resents a situation that forces him or her to live in a
“miserable dump.”

4. This place does need some repairs, but I’m sure the landlord will be making
improvements sometime soon.

The tone is optimistic. The writer is expecting the apartment to be improved

soon.

5. When we move away, we’re planning to release three hundred cockroaches and tow
mice, so we can leave the place exactly as we found it.

The tone is humorous. The writer claims to be planning a comic revenge on the
landlord by returning the apartment to the terrible condition it was in when the tenants
moved in.

6. This is the apartment we live in. It provides shelter.

The tone is objective. The writer does not express feelings about the apartment.
He simply states facts.

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 Mood is the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the
reader. Mood is produced most effectively through the use of setting, theme, voice
and tone.

Purpose is the reason an author writes about a topic.

An author writes to share a main idea about a topic. An author’s main idea is
directly related to the author’s purpose. One of the three following purposes will drive a
main idea: to inform, to entertain, and to persuade.
To inform – to give information about a subject. Authors with this purpose wish
to provide facts that will explain or teach something to readers.
Example: Pain is a normal part of a physical process that lets us know something
is wrong.
To entertain – to amuse and delight; to appeal to the reader’s senses and
imagination. Authors with this purpose set out to captivate or interest the audience.
Example: “Yes, I have gained weight. I weighed only 8 pounds when I was born.”
To persuade – to convince the reader to agree with the author’s point of view
on a subject. Authors with this purpose may give facts, but their main goal is to argue
or prove a point to readers. Example: The death penalty is deeply flawed and should be
abolished.
III. ACTIVITIES
A. PRACTICE TASKS
Practice Task 1. Be Guided
Direction: Read the short passage and write the correct letter of your choice in
your answer sheet.

Tony’s Place is crammed into a tiny building next to the Fine Arts Theater. The owners
offer a menu of Italian food. They’ve got the checkered table clothes, dim lights, and crusty bread.
They also know how to make a hearty red sauce. Too bad they use it to drown delicate fish. They
also seem to lace everything with truckloads of garlic.

The service needs some work, too. Our waiter didn’t know what the specials were. Nor did
he think to refill our water glasses before we asked. With a combination of fake-friendly chatter
and outright nagging, he made us order, finish up, and clear out. He seemed to see us only as
automatic tip machines. The food and low prices bring the customers in the door. The service
should not push them out.

1. The tone of the passage is _______________.

a. sad c. plain and factual

b. boastful d. critical, or finds fault

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2. The writer says, “He seemed to see us only as automatic tip machines.” The tone
of this sentence is _______________.
a. very serious c. sympathetic
b. threatening d. sarcastic
3. The writer’s main purpose is to _____________.

a. inform the reader c. flatter the reader

b. caution and entertain the reader d. sell something to the reader
4. In which sentence does the author use exaggeration to make a point about the food?
a. The owners offer a menu of Italian food.
b. They also know how to make a hearty red sauce.
c. They also seem to lace everything with truckloads of garlic.
d. The food and low prices bring the customers in the door.

For Nos. 5-8. Choose the tone word from the box that best describes each item. Write
the letter of your answer on the space provided.

___5. “I understand how difficult your situation; but you have to do something to make
things better.”

___6. “Hey, lay off, you don’t have to nag me. I was going to do it anyway!”

___7. “When are you going to take the garbage out? Sometime this year, maybe?”

___8. “I know it’s been hard. And I felt what you are going through right now. If you will
just relax and be positive, I will take care of your children at home.”

Practice Task 2: Let’s Try- Write the correct letter of your choice in your answer sheet.
1. The sun was bright and the sky was clear. Joan jogged down the path with Rex at
her side and smiled about last night’s victory. The tone of this passage can be best
described as __________.
a. cheerful b. mundane c. wistful d. gloomy

2. What is the mood of the story?

a. cheerful and proud c. hopeful and dreaming
b. excited and happy d. contented and positive

3. If an author has no emotion regarding the story he is telling, his tone can be described
as
a. playful b. objective c. ironic d. mysterious

4. Read the poem “A Birthday” by Christina Rossetti and identify its tone.
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 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 glad than all these
Because my love is come to me.

a. sorrow b. happiness c. excitement d. nervousness

5. Let us, then, be up and doing,

With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.

During this challenging time, what Filipino values are clearly described?
a. resilience b. flexibility c. persistence d. all of them

Practice 3:Select Me!

Directions: Read each question and choose your answer from the options
given. Write the letter of your choice in your answer sheet.

1. The author’s overall attitude toward the subject is called ___________.

a. tone b. mood c. author’s purpose d. theme
2. Why is it important for an author to use mood effectively?
a. So that he can control the feelings that his work evokes in the reader.
b. So that the reader has a clear sense of what the author thinks about the
characters.
c. So that the reader has a clear sense of what the author thinks about the entire
piece.
d. So that he can control the mental images that his work evokes in the reader’s
mind.
3.

The following are the tones of the story except one?

a. joyous b. nervousness c. desperation d. anxiety

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4.

a. pride and patriotism c. passion and desire

b. love and devotion d d. pleasure and satisfaction

ASSESSMENT
Direction: Read the short passage and write the correct letter of your choice to
your paper.

1. The tone of the poem, Psalm of Life is _____________.

a. bleak c. optimistic
b. angry d. confused

2. The young man in the poem advocates living ________.

a. passively c. heroically
b. selfishly d. ambivalently

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 3. In the world’s broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
Be a hero in the strife!

What is the author’s purpose in this stanza?

a. to criticize b. to frighten c. to explain d. to inspire

4. Life is real! Life is earnest!

And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.

In the 3rd line of this stanza, you can infer that __________.
a. Life is good.
b. Death is inevitable.
c. From a living soul we will return to dust .
d. We come from nothing and go back empty-handed .

5. Footprints, that perhaps another,

Sailing o’er life’s solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.

In your personal view, what does the stanza above imply?

a. Life is full of struggles and frustrations. c. Life is wonderful.
b. Life brings challenges to make us strong. d. Life is fragile, live well.

IV. Reflection/ Generalization

- What is the significance of tone, mood and purpose of the author in a certain
passage?

V. References
Almonte et. al, A Journey to Anglo-American Literature, Learner’s Material, pp 100-115
https://www.gradesaver.com/a-psalm-of-life/study-guide/quiz1/answer_quiz
https://www.google.com/search?q=tone+mood+and+purpose+of+the+author
https://study.com/academy/practice/quiz-worksheet-determining-tone-mood.html
www.opendemocracy.net/en/democraciaabierta
https://filipinotimes.net/feature/2018/04/24

Congratulations! You have completed your learning adventure!

Good luck on your next learning journey!

Prepared by:
Claudine L. Regilme
T-III, Oas Polytechnic School