Word Choice and Mood

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?

Bad weather conditions are coming to our area.

• approaching

• nearing

• embarking upon

• staying in

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below? It is important that we take cover immediately if we hear the tornado siren.

• recommended

• critical

• dangerous

• suggested

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below? Lewis tried to look at Jenny's test, but the teacher saw his wandering eyes.

• watch

• glance at

• glare at

• see

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below? For some odd reason, my three-year-old cousin, Brady, is scared of clowns.

• worried

• fearless

• suspicious

• terrified

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below? Loud music was coming from Micah's stereo.

• Noisy

• Earsplitting

• Annoying

• Rowdy

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below? Loud music was coming from Micah's stereo.

• played

• heard

• emitted

• blasting

Which word has a negative feeling associated with it.

• Joyful

• Excited

• Joyless

• Focused

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below? John looked at Matt. "You can't possible outrun me."

• sneered at

• gazed at

• peered at

• spied on

Mood is mainly about the feelings of the ....

• Author

• Audience

• Characters

• No one

When an author really describes the scenery in a story, this is an example of what author's style technique?

• Sentence variation

• Sentence fluency

• Word Choice

• Tone