Our whole family spent the day at the beach. It was a bright and breezy day, perfect for flying kites. My father held the kite high as I unrolled the cord. I started running across the sparkling sand. The kite rose easily in the wind. My parents cheered. Once aloft, the kite leaped in the air like a trout in blue water. I gave the cord to my little sister. As she felt the tugging of the kite, she laughed out loud. “I’m fishing in the sky.” 1. Which of these best describes the mood of the passage? Circle the letter.

A. delighted C. unhappy

B. serious D. hopeful

2.Write down three words or phrases from the passage that help create this mood.

The great depression, which lasted throughout the 1930s in the united states, affected many people, and it had a devastating impact on an entire subset of the u.s. population. modernist writer john steinbeck wrote about the toll the depression took on these families, many of whom were forced to leave their farms and find other sources of income.

What about the sentence structure in this passage build suspense

Announcer two: ladies and gentlemen, following on the news given in our bulletin a moment ago, the government meteorological bureau has requested the large observatories of the country to keep an astronomical watch on any further disturbances occurring on the planet mars. due to the unusual nature of this occurrence, we have arranged an interview with noted astronomer professor pierson, who will give us his views on the event. in a few moments we will take you to the princeton observatory at princeton, new jersey. we return you until then to the music of ramón raquello and his orchestra. the passage is from the transcript of the radio adaptation of the war of the worlds by h. g. wells. instead of including expert interviews, h. g. wells uses a narrator to tell about an alien invasion that occurred a few years earlier. by including expert interviews, how does the radio broadcast change the story most effectively? o.a. it puts the story in the past tense, increasing its personal tone. o o b. it makes the broadcast sound more like a fictional story. o o c. it makes the broadcast sound like a news report. o d. it makes the story sound less believable by changing who presents the story's details.