Word Relationships: Accurate and Interesting Words — Unit test

Question 11 • 2026 Summer 305 ELA/ESOL CR_Grade 7

Which paragraph would best set the mood for a story about three friends who are camping in the haunted woods?

Answer

We unpacked our gear, whistling the entire time to raise our spirits. We had packed a wide variety of food, and we looked forward to eating it for dinner. I unpacked my fishing pole and set off for the local pond to catch our main course. After our long hike, we were very hungry.

We slowly unpacked our gear and set up our tents. The sun was slowly setting in the west, and we saw a line of pink-tinted clouds through the trees. I finished staking the tent. Soon we would start a campfire, if the wood wasn’t too wet from the recent rains.

With trembling fingers, we slowly unpacked our gear. The woods seemed unusually quiet. There were no animal noises, no twittering of birds or scurrying of animals, only a dead, dull silence. The surrounding woods were strangely watchful, as if the gloomy trees were waiting for us to fall asleep.

Slowly and carefully, we unpacked our gear and began to set up camp. First, we unrolled the tents and set them up near a cluster of dark boulders. We set out the food we would need for dinner and, ever mindful of bears, put the rest in a bag that we hung from a tree. A cool breeze blew and made the surrounding pines sigh.

Explanation

A story about camping in haunted woods needs an eerie, suspenseful mood. Choice C creates that feeling with trembling fingers, an unnatural silence, and trees that seem to watch the friends. The other paragraphs focus more on ordinary camping details or a peaceful setting.

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