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Step into the unknown: fiction reading and creative writing
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The mood of a text is
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the logical response the story creates in the reader
the emotional response the story creates in the reader ✓
the ethical resposne the story creates in the reader
Which two of the following are definitions of gloomy?
dark and poorly lit ✓
bright and open light
feeling sad and despondent ✓
feeling happy and joyous
Match the description with the emotion.
The clouds wept
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sadness ✓
The sky darkened
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fear ✓
The sun brightened
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happiness ✓
Descriptive writing means writing that is
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logical and well sequenced
persuasive and emotional
interesting and detailed ✓
Dreary can mean which two of the following things?
repetitive and dull ✓
sadness ✓
vivid and exciting
repetitive and comforting
If a text opens with a wild and chaotic scene of storms and wind, we expect that
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Something predictable is about to happen
Something tumultuous is about to happen ✓
Something joyous is about to happen
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