Interpreting
  Tone and Feeling  

  Comp 49C  

Tone
and
Feeling

A story gives
your mind a
tone or feeling.

The puppy ran
around the yard
and barked at
everything.

lively

Max offered Maria some candy from a pretty tin. Eagerly, Maria
reached for the candy, visions of sugar plums dancing in her head.
Unfortunately, Max is a joker and the box housed a jumping Jack.

1.  nice  mean
She thought he
was being  nice .

2.  ache  surprise
Instead, she got
a big ______ .

3.  jerk  joker
Alas, Max is just
a big ______.

The poor boy was quite upset. Why did everyone have to make
such a big deal over his haircut?  It's just hair and it will grow back.
So maybe it's a bit short on one side and the little patch of missing
hair is, well, little. I guess he knows now that life is not that easy.

4.  upset  excited

The boy feels
quite ______.

5.  wolf  hair

He is having a
bad ______ day.

6.  hard  easy

Life is not
that ______.