The ill-fated ship set sail in late November, it was already listing as it left the harbor. I remember my mother anxiously looking

toward the ominously darkening sky. Before nightfall, dreadful weather caught up with us, and the storm raged on for hours, tossing

the ship violently. We were terrified as the night grew darker, we could tell the list was getting worse. By morning we knew that our

worst fears were being realized; we would have to use the lifeboats if we were going to survive. We prepared to abandon the

doomed ship.

The mood of this passage could best be described as

A. sarcastic.

B. pensive.

C.

gloomy.

D.

lighthearted.

Question

Laura

English

25 November, 03:17

The ill-fated ship set sail in late November, it was already listing as it left the harbor. I remember my mother anxiously looking

toward the ominously darkening sky. Before nightfall, dreadful weather caught up with us, and the storm raged on for hours, tossing

the ship violently. We were terrified as the night grew darker, we could tell the list was getting worse. By morning we knew that our

worst fears were being realized; we would have to use the lifeboats if we were going to survive. We prepared to abandon the

doomed ship.

The mood of this passage could best be described as

A. sarcastic.

B. pensive.

C.

gloomy.

D.

lighthearted.

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Answers (1)

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Kaylie Logan · Answer 1

C, gloomy

Explanation:

To answer a question like this, look at the word choices in the passage:

Ominously darkening

dreadful

violently

terrified

worst fears realized

doomed