Grade 6 ELA quiz: identifying setting and mood with answers.

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🗺️ Setting: Where and when the story takes place. Think about the location, time period, and environment. It can be real or imaginary.
• ⏱️ Time: When the story is happening (past, present, future).
• 🌇 Place: Where the story is happening (city, country, house, etc.).
• 🌦️ Environment: The surrounding condition in that specific place (weather, landscape, etc.).
• 🎭 Mood: The feeling or atmosphere the author creates for the reader. This is often conveyed through the setting and descriptive language.
• 😥 Examples of mood: Happy, sad, suspenseful, mysterious, calm, or frightening.
• ✍️ How to identify mood: Pay attention to the words the author uses to describe the setting, characters' feelings, and events.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. What is the setting of the following sentence? "The old, creaky house stood on a hill overlooking the dark, stormy sea."
   1. The characters
   2. The stormy sea
   3. The old, creaky house on a hill
   4. The author's feelings
2. Which of the following words best describes the mood of the following sentence? "The sun shone brightly, and birds sang sweetly in the trees."
   1. Gloomy
   2. Joyful
   3. Suspenseful
   4. Angry
3. What element is NOT considered part of the setting?
   1. Time period
   2. Location
   3. Characters' names
   4. Environment
4. Which sentence creates a mood of suspense?
   1. The children laughed as they played in the park.
   2. A shadow moved silently across the moonlit path.
   3. The flowers bloomed in vibrant colors.
   4. The family enjoyed a cozy evening by the fire.
5. In the sentence, "The wind howled through the deserted streets," which element contributes most to the mood?
   1. The streets
   2. The wind
   3. The howling
   4. The desertion
6. The story takes place in a futuristic city where robots serve humans. What is the setting?
   1. A quiet countryside
   2. A futuristic city
   3. A medieval castle
   4. A deserted island
7. Which of the following best describes mood?
   1. The main events of the story
   2. The writer's attitude toward the subject
   3. The feeling or atmosphere created for the reader
   4. The conflict in the story