Quiz 3015

Q1: Sentence: 'Today at school 🏫, I tried to answer a question in class, but my voice shook — I felt nervous.'
Why does the writer’s voice ‘shake’ when trying to answer a question in class?

Because the classroom was noisy. Because she was feeling nervous and unsure. Because she didn’t know the answer at all. Because her teacher surprised her.

Q2: Sentence: 'Later, when my friends giggled without me, I felt left out 😔.'
What does the phrase ‘felt left out’ tell you about how the writer felt when her friends giggled?

She was angry with them. She didn’t hear the joke. She felt lonely and sad because they didn’t include her. She was laughing quietly too.

Q3: Sentences: 'I felt nervous. But during art time 🎨, I drew a big sun 🌞 and fluffy clouds ☁️ — it made me excited again! ✨'
Which word best describes the change in the writer’s mood from the start to the end of the passage?

From calm to angry From sad to happy From tired to energetic From excited to nervous

Q4: Sentence: 'But during art time 🎨, I drew a big sun 🌞 and fluffy clouds ☁️ — it made me excited again!'
What might the sun and clouds drawing symbolise in this diary entry?

Her wish for better weather. Her art homework for the day. Her hope and happiness returning. Her boredom during class.

Q5: Sentence: 'Every evening 🌇, I open my little pink diary 📔 and begin to write ✏️. Today at school 🏫, I tried to answer a question in class, but my voice shook — I felt nervous.'
What does the diary tone suggest about the narrator?

She is a teacher writing about her students. She is a young person expressing feelings in a personal, honest way. She doesn’t know how to write properly. She is writing a letter to a friend.

Q6: Sentences: 'I felt left out 😔. But during art time 🎨, I drew a big sun 🌞 and fluffy clouds ☁️ — it made me excited again! ✨'
Which of these sentences best sums up the main message of the diary entry?

Art lessons are the most important part of school. Friends should never giggle in class. Feelings can change during the day, and small things can bring back happiness. Writing a diary is a boring habit.

Q7: Sentence: 'My voice shook — I felt nervous.'
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘nervous’ as used in the passage?

confident anxious carefree curious

Q8: Sentence: 'My friends giggled without me.'
The word ‘giggled’ suggests a particular kind of laughter. Which sentence below shows the same tone?

They roared with laughter at the movie. They giggled secretly behind their hands. They burst out laughing loudly.

Q9: Which phrase shows a sensory image that helps the reader picture or hear the moment clearly?

‘My voice shook’ ‘I was in school’ ‘It was daytime’ ‘I wrote something’

Q10: Sentence: 'Every evening 🌇, I open my little pink diary 📔 and begin to write ✏️.'
Why might the writer begin this way, and what effect does it have?

It shows the diary is old and dusty. It sets a routine and makes the story feel personal and reflective. It warns that something bad will happen later. It explains why she likes art.

Q11: Sentence: 'I open my little pink diary and begin to write.'
If the diary were written in third person instead of first person (‘she opened her diary’), what would change most?

It would sound more distant and less personal. It would be written in the past tense. It would become funnier. It would be easier to read.

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