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
A
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.
B
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.
C
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.
D
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.