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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 4

Week 6, Quarter 3
Learning  Infer the speaker’s tone, mood, and purpose.
Competenc
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Title/Topic: Speaker’s Tone, Mood and Purpose
Content:  Tone refers to the poet’s attitude towards the subject
or topic of the poem.
 Mood is the overall emotion or feeling expressed in the
poem or story.

Examples of moods and feelings:

sad happy angry jealous
doubtful fearful afraid

 A poet’s purpose in writing may be to instruct , inform,

entertain, or persuade.

Example:
The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there

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 Had worn them really about the same.
(https://tinyurl.com/3hk9zbm8)

 The tone of the poet in writing the poem is reflective

and pensive.
confused fear
 In terms of mood, “The Road Not Taken,” is well-
instruct sad worry
crafted because the way you see the mood changes
over the course of the poem and alters its meaning.
You can see the poem as a look back in pride at
having made the right choice — to break new ground
— or you can see it as a regretful recounting of having
made a fateful mistake.

Purpose – The purpose of the poem is to be aware about

life, to seize the day and, as an individual, chooses the road
“less traveled by”.

Activity 1 Directions: Infer the speaker’s tone, mood, or purpose.

Choose from the box below. Write your answer on the blank
space provided.

___________1. Seeing you cry is very painful to me.

___________2. You always remember to strive to achieve
dreams.
___________3. I passed a dark place on my way.
___________4. I do not know if I will go to school or not.
___________5. It is noon but I have not cooked yet.

Activity 2 Directions: Read the sentences and answer the questions

that follow. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. The blue jay is jumping on the tree singing and dancing

happily. What is the blue jay’s tone while singing?
A. Calm
B. Dreamy
C. Confused
D. Hurt
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 2. “Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per
hour, that car can almost fly!”
Which tone is represented in the passage?
A. Calm
B. Annoyed
C. Scary
D. Excited

3. If the 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. What is the tone of the following text?

”I will not,” she shouted. “I will not be left at the mercy
of our enemies while you slink away!”
A. Pleased
B. Angry
C. Happy
D. Suspicious

5. Which word accurately describes the son’s tone in the

following dialogue?

Father: We are going to Disney World!

Son: Yeehey!

A. Irritated
B. Annoyed
C. Uninterested
D. excited
References: Myer, Jonathan. “What Is the Mood of the Poem ‘The Road
Not Taken’?” Quora, November 7, 2017.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-mood-of-the-poem-
%E2%80%9CThe-Road-Not-Taken%E2%80%9D.
“Mood - Examples and Definition of Mood,” January 7, 2018.
https://literarydevices.net/mood/.

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Material. Pasig City: DepEd, 2015.

Prepared by:

CYNTHIA M. VILLACAMPA
Grade 4 English Teacher
Calasgaan Elementary School