1. 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.

Question

1. 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

2. Read the following sentence from "Five Hours to Simla." "So ardent was their need that [the children] were about to fall out of the open door when they saw their father detaching himself from the knot of passengers and drivers standing in the road and making his way back to them."
Ardent MOST LIKELY means
A. accurate
B. heartfelt
C. powerful*****
D. sudden

I think the answer are 1 B and 2 C but I'm not sure. Can someone correct me if I'm wrong?

Answer 1

Both are right. I know this won't help the asker, but it might anyone else who's looking around.

Answer 2

I agree with Mark

Answer 3

10 is D not C sorry for the wrong answer

Answer 4

ardent means heartfelt

Answer 5

Listin I will help y'all lesson 8 Middle East and South Asia ll unit test hope this helps

1D
2D
3B
4B
5A
6C
7B
8D
9B
10C
11B
12A
13 exaggeration C
14 Persuasive technique A
15 Mood F
16 Summarizing E
17 Cyber bullying D
18 Plagiarizing B
19 A
20 B
21 C
22 is a multiple choice answer

Answer 6

hot girl be right

Answer 7

Thanks man🤣

Answer 8

You are correct! The answer to question 1 is B. building tension. The paragraph describes a gradually increasing level of noise and frustration among the drivers, creating a sense of tension and anticipation.

For question 2, the correct answer is C. powerful. The word "ardent" implies a strong, intense desire or need. In the context of the sentence, it suggests that the children's need for their father's attention was passionate and urgent.

Well done on your answers!

Answer 9

1. yes

2. no
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/ardent?s=t