Question

Read the following excerpt from Journal of the Adventures of a Party of

California Gold-seekers by Margaret Frink:

Here we again heard alarming and discouraging accounts

of deeds of violence and bloodshed that had recently been

committed on the plains, along the route that we were very

soon to travel over.

Which word best describes the mood Frink creates with this passage?

A. Pessimistic

B. Formal

C. Worried

D. Angry

Answer 1

A.Pessimistic..........

Answer 2

Answer :

A. The word 'pessimistic' best describes the mood Margaret Frink creates in the given passage from 'Journal of the Adventures of a Party of  California Gold-seekers.'

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'pessimistic' as 'thinking that bad things are more likely to happen or emphasizing the bad part of a situation.'

In the given excerpt, the words 'alarming,' 'discouraging,' and phrase 'deeds of violence and bloodshed' create a pessimistic mood.