PLEASE DO THIS Directions: Read the passages and underline words and phrases that help set the mood. Write down the
mood of the passage and explain your answer.
1. Brett sweated in his chair. The clock in the classroom ticked loudly. Brett looked at the test question
again. He had no clue what the answer was. His teacher paced around the room. Brett felt like the
teacher was circling him, specifically him, not the rest of the class. "Remember, this test determines
your future," the teacher said. Brett read the choices again but they all blurred into a meaningless word
soup. He could not concentrate. The clock kept ticking, and the second hand sounded like a butcher's
knife slamming down on a cutting board. "Time is running out," said the teacher. Brett's heart pounded.
What is the mood of this paragraph?
What are the key words that helped you understand the mood?