Read the following paragraph from "Five Hours to Simla." After the cacophony of screeching brakes and grinding gears, there followed the comparatively static hum of engines, and drivers waited in exasperation for the next lurch forwards. For the moment there was a lull, curious on that highway. Then the waiting very quickly began to fray at the edges. The sun was beating on the metal of the vehicles, and the road lay flattened across the parched plain, with no trees to screen it from the sun. First one car horn began to honk, then a bicycle rickshaw began to clang its bell, then a truck blared its musical horn, and then the lesser ones began to go pompom, pompom almost in harmony, and suddenly, out of the centre of all that noise, a long, piercing wail emerged.

Which words BEST describe the mood created by these sentences?

A. growing anger

B. building tension

C. heightened anxiety

D. mounting suspense

Question

Abby Gregory

English

8 September, 05:59

Read the following paragraph from "Five Hours to Simla." After the cacophony of screeching brakes and grinding gears, there followed the comparatively static hum of engines, and drivers waited in exasperation for the next lurch forwards. For the moment there was a lull, curious on that highway. Then the waiting very quickly began to fray at the edges. The sun was beating on the metal of the vehicles, and the road lay flattened across the parched plain, with no trees to screen it from the sun. First one car horn began to honk, then a bicycle rickshaw began to clang its bell, then a truck blared its musical horn, and then the lesser ones began to go pompom, pompom almost in harmony, and suddenly, out of the centre of all that noise, a long, piercing wail emerged.

Which words BEST describe the mood created by these sentences?

A. growing anger

B. building tension

C. heightened anxiety

D. mounting suspense

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Rosemary Parks · Answer 1

B). Building Tension.

Explanation:

Mood is demonstrated as the atmosphere or emotional setting that is created by the author through the choice of words and tone in order to elicit specific feelings or response from the audience.

In the given excerpt from 'Five Hours To Simla', option B i. e. 'building tension' demonstrate the mood created by through the sentences. The use of descriptive words or phrases like 'cacophony of screeching brakes', 'static hum of engines', 'waiting very quickly', 'sun was beating', 'road lay flattened', 'suddenly', 'a long, piercing wail emerged', etc. create the atmosphere of uncertainty and anxiety that assists in evoking an emotional response from the readers. Thus, option B is the correct answer.