General & Mood Inferences

Which of these is an inference that can be supported by the passage above? Tony was delighted to see the pavement disappearing under the attack of the bulldozers. The more park, the better, he thought. His delight gradually turned to concern, however, when it became clear that the construction workers were also laying the forms for new pavement, much more pavement than had been there before.

Which of the following can you infer from the passage above?

• Tony was in the construction business.

• Tony enjoyed spending time in the park.

• Tony was an avid environmentalist.

• Tony was in the construction business.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a preacher and a civil rights leader. He was born in 1929 and died in 1968. In 1963, he organized the March on Washington, which brought more than 200,000 people together. In 1964, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

In 1968, he was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee, by an assassin's bullet on the balcony of the motel where he was staying. James Earl Ray was convicted of his murder.

Which of the following can you infer from the passage above?

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a major political figure in the 1960s.

• James Earl Ray was a racist man.

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great public speaker.

• Memphis, Tennessee is an extremely dangerous city.

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Chip grabbed a bagel on his way out the door. "See you this afternoon," he yelled to his dad, who was getting ready to go to work.

"Got everything you need?" his dad asked. "Yep, it's all in here," Chip said, pointing to his backpack. "Good luck on that English test," his dad said. "I'll need it!"

Where is Chip going?

• to his friend's house

• to band practice

• to school

• to the library

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Braedon sat in the empty classroom and stared at the floor. It was 4:30 pm and school had been over for half an hour, but he still had to sit there. He could over hear his teacher talking to the principal in the hallway about what had happened during class. He put his head in his hands and sighed.

What may the reader best infer from the passage?

• The principal and the teacher are making fun of Braedon.

• Braedon is in detention because he had acted out in class.

• Braedon is proud of his poor behavior.

• Sam and Paul will be made co-captains.

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His mother understood then how Tyerell felt just by looking at him. She saw that he wanted to stay in the house forever because of all the memories he had at this old place. They still had to leave, but she wanted to help her son feel better about what was going to happen in a few days.

The author assumes the reader most likely knows-

• Tyerell is too sentimental and needs to get over it.

• Tyerell & his mom are moving.

• Tyerell's mom is making her son upset on purpose.

• Tyerell & his mom are going on vacation.

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“Mrs. Whatsit continued to climb, her wings straining a little. Meg felt her heart racing; cold sweat began to gather on her face and her lips felt as though they were turning blue. She began to gasp.

• Sad

• Intense

• Frightening

• Angry

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“Meg knelt at her mother’s feet. The warmth and light of the kitchen had relaxed her so that her attic fears were gone. The cocoa steamed fragrantly in the saucepan; geraniums bloomed on the window sills and there was a bouquet of tiny yellow chrysanthemums in the center of the table. The curtains, red, with a blue and green geometrical pattern were drawn and seemed to reflect their cheerfulness throughout the room. The furnace purred like a great, sleepy animal; the lights glowed with steady radiance…” (16)

Which WORDS create the mood?

• Warmth

• sleepy; purred

• Relaxed

• saucepan

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Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti and answer the question below.

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 gladder than all these

Because my love is come to me.

QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)

• Sorrow

• Happiness

• Excitement

• Nervousness

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"Folks were prickly and fearful. Loyalist shopkeepers had been tarred and feathered by angry mobs and their shops destroyed. Each day dawned hotter than the one before" (106).

What is the mood of the passage?

• romantic

• sorrowful

• suspenseful

• joyful

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The definition of mood is

• the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.

• overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader.

• working with a partner to check your writing.

• revising your writing so that it is free of errors.

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