Directions. Read and understand the given text.

Answer the following questions by

choosing the letter of the best answer. Write your answer in your answer sheet.

Danban Pub is located at the busy street of Itaewon near the famous
place, Jangga. The owner offered a menu of typical Korean food. However, the
food that they offer needed to be drowned with truckload of spices. Too bad
they use fresh ingredients though it still tasted bland. They also need to
improve the service because when the waiter was asked about their special, he
didn’t know what to answer.
I know it is hard to start a business but I wish they could improve it overall
because the owner is nice.

1. What is the tone of the text?

A. boastful B. critical C. factual D. sad
2. What is the tone of this sentence, “I know it is hard to start a business but I wish they could
improve it overall because the owner is nice”?
A. Irritated B. sad C. sympathetic D. threatening
 Danban Pub is located at the busy street of Itaewon near the famous place, Jangga. The owner
offered a menu of typical Korean food. However, the food that they offer needed to be drowned with
truckload of spices. Too bad they use fresh ingredients though it still tasted bland. They also need to
improve the service because when the waiter was asked about their special, he didn’t know what to
answer. I know it is hard to start a business but I wish they could improve it overall because the owner is
nice.
3. What is the writer’s purpose?
A. to inform the reader C. to flatter the reader
B. to caution and entertain the reader D. to sell something to the reader
4. Which of the following does the author use exaggeration to make a point about the food?
A. The owner offered a menu of typical Korean food.
B. Too bad they use fresh ingredients though it still tasted bland
C. The food that they offer needed to be drowned with truckload of spices.
D. Danban Pub is located at the busy street of Itaewon near the famous place, Jangga.
5. What is the technique that the author utilized in the sentence, “Danban Pub is located at the busy
street of Itaewon near the famous place, Jangga”?
A. descriptive C. narrative
B. expository D. persuasive
Directions. Readthe following definition in column A. Match them to their
correct literary devices in column B. Choose the letters that represent
your best answer in your answer sheets.

1. It creates contrast between things. A. Euphemism

2. It compares two similar things without B. Imagery

the use of like or as.
3. It appeals to the reader’s senses. C. Irony
4. It is an indirect or polite way of describing D. Hyperbole
something.
5. It is an exaggerated statement. E. Metaphor
Directions. Look at the given pictures in the table and identify the feeling or emotion that is being portrayed.
Then, analyze whether the feeling or emotion is positive or negative.
The details that are given in a story may lead you in identifying the Tone, Mood, Technique and Purpose of the author.

Tone – is the attitude of the author towards a given topic. (The tone is expressed through the
words of the author.)

As a reader, you may look at the:

 choice of words
 utilization of words of the author

The tone of the author can either be objective or subjective.

According to Elin (2010), as a reader, you must read between the lines to feel the attitude
of the author and identify the tone.
An objective tone is unbiased and neutral. The author uses concise, clear and courteous
words which are based on facts which makes the text formal.
EXAMPLE:
The film lasted for one hour and forty-five minutes.
This is objective because it just tells us a fact.
A subjective tone uses words that conveys emotion, feelings and thought which may be
referred as creative as well as informal.
Example:
I enjoyed the film very much.
The tone is subjective because it tells us about the writer and about his or her feelings
Mood – refers to the emotions that arise in a reader or the atmosphere of the
text. The mood is developed through the setting, tone and diction.
Mood is different from tone in a way that, mood is the emotion that the
author wanted the readers to feel while reading the text.
Some positive moods are cheerful, calm, dreamy, excited and happy. While
being angry, depressed, gloomy, envious and frustrated are negative moods.
Example: The author writes a horror story utilizing serious and sinister tone.
The tone helps to create a scary atmosphere and a nervous and frightened
mood for the readers.
Technique – is the author’s syntax, word choice and tone. Techniques varies from one
author to another.
There are four basic literary styles used in writing: expository or argumentative, descriptive,
persuasive, and narrative.
Expository or argumentative – the focus is to tell the readers about a specific subject
or topic but the author leaves out his own opinions about the topic.
Descriptive – the focus is to describe an event, a character, or a place in detail. The author
usually incorporates sensory details in the text.
Persuasive – the author gives reasons and justifications to make the readers believe his
point of view. The aim of this text is to persuade or convince the readers.
Narrative – the author narrates a story like in novels, short stories, biographies and
poetries.
LIST OF MOODS (ATMOSPHERE)
LIST OF TONE WORDS
• AMAZED
• ACCUSATORY: Charging of wrongdoing
• SURPRISED
• BITTER: Exhibiting strong animosity as a
• LONELY result of pain or grief
• ANGRY • CRTICAL: finding fault
• ANXIOUS • OPTIMISTIC: hopeful; caustic
• TENSED
• SINCERE: without deceit or pretense;
• EXCITED genuine
• DEPRESSED • INTIMATE: very familiar
• SCARED • EARNEST: intense; a sincere state of mind
• DISGUSTED