Mood Passage 2

Beth sat down to eat supper with her parents and her older brother, Easton. It was rather late for upper, but her brother had had wrestling practice. and eating dinner together as a family was of utmost importance to her parents.

After eating a few bites of his hamburger, she asked, 'What did the ruler say to the rock?"

After no one answered , her mom replied, "I don't know- tell us."

"He said 'you rock,' answered Beth, grinning from ear to ear. Her parents chuckled, but Easton groaned.

"Wait, there's more! What did the rock say back to the ruler?"

"That's easy," replied Easton. "He said, 'you rule'."

Which of the following best reflects the MOOD of this passage?

• empowered

• surprised

• amused

• confused

Corey looked out the window and sighed. This was the third weekend in a row that the weather forecaster had predicted rain, and it looked like he was correct in his prediction. It was raining cats and dogs outside his window. Corey was okay with rainy days happening during the week, when he was just sitting in a classroom anyway. In his opinion, though, a rainy Saturday was a waste of a perfectly-good weekend day. "There's no way that we are going to have our soccer game this morning," Corey told his mom. Just then, his mom's cell phone buzzed, indicating a message had been received. She glanced at her phone and frowned. "Yep, no soccer game again this week."

Which of the following best reflects the MOOD of this passage?

• energetic

• gloomy

• nervous

• relaxed

Paige felt someone shaking her shoulder. "What?!" she barked, refusing to open her eyes or move.

"I know it's Spring Break, but you can't sleep the whole morning away. It's already 9 o'clock. Come out to the kitchen and eat your breakfast after you get dressed," Mom instructed. A few minutes later, when Paige entered the kitchen, she still looked like a walking zombie. She opened the cupboard door that held the cereal, and scanned the shelf.

"What happened the the Lucky Charms?" she roared.

"Your brother just finished them up this morning," Mom answered.

Paige slammed the door shut. "I'm not eating then!"

Which of the following best reflects the MOOD of this passage?

• cranky

• serious

• scared

• hopeful

"Travis," Mom said, appearing at my bedroom doorway holding the empty bag of Oreos that i had just devoured after school. "Did you really finish off these cookies?"

"I was starving, Mom!" I whined.

"To the kitchen," Mom ordered. "I don't want you digging into junk food after school anymore. I'm going to teach you how to make a fruit smoothie." I watched as mom peeled a banana and ran a handful of blueberries under running water. She dumped both into the blender along with a small container of vanilla yogurt, She added some milk and ice cubes. She placed the lid on top, pushed a button, and the blender started to grind the food.

"That's all you have to do to make a smoothie?" I asked, surprised. "That's a piece of cake!"

Which of the following best reflects the MOOD of this passage?

• refreshed

• loving

• excited

• empowered

"I found you!" cried 6-year-old Amy. "It's your turn to count now." Grace was playing hide-and-seek with her cousin at her grandparents' house. She had thought that the tall oak tree would be the perfect hiding place, and she was right. Amy didn't find her until Grace had started to loudly clear her throat.

"Okay, let me get out of this tree, and then I'll start counting."

Grace looked down, and her heart skipped a beat. Oh My! She thought. I'm higher than I thought. It's going to be way more difficult to get down from the tree than it was to climb up here, she thought to herself. Grace frantically looked for a place to put her foot. When she didn't see anything that looked safe, she began to panic. "Go get Grandpa!" she ordered Amy.

Which of the following best reflects the MOOD of this passage?

• angry

• thoughtful

• calm

• anxious