Compare Reading to Audio/Visual Versions Practice Test
•10 QuestionsRead the passage, then answer the question.
The power went out at exactly 7:13. One moment, the living room glowed with the TV’s blue light, and the next, everything turned into a darker kind of dark.
“Mom?” Jalen called.
“In the kitchen,” Mom answered, but her voice sounded farther away than the kitchen should have been.
Jalen’s little sister, Priya, hugged a pillow to her chest. “Is it a storm?”
Outside, wind shoved at the trees. Branches scraped the window with a dry, fingernail sound.
Jalen tried to act calm. He stood up slowly, like sudden movement might break something. “I’ll get the flashlight.”
He opened the hall closet. The door bumped the shelf with a dull thunk. He felt around, fingers brushing coats and a cold metal handle.
Priya whispered, “I don’t like that sound.”
Jalen clicked the flashlight. Nothing.
He clicked it again, harder. Still nothing.
Behind him, Mom said, very quietly, “That’s not good.”
Jalen couldn’t see her face, which made the words heavier.
Question: How would listening to an audio version help a listener experience the mood of this scene differently than reading it?
Read the passage, then answer the question.
The power went out at exactly 7:13. One moment, the living room glowed with the TV’s blue light, and the next, everything turned into a darker kind of dark.
“Mom?” Jalen called.
“In the kitchen,” Mom answered, but her voice sounded farther away than the kitchen should have been.
Jalen’s little sister, Priya, hugged a pillow to her chest. “Is it a storm?”
Outside, wind shoved at the trees. Branches scraped the window with a dry, fingernail sound.
Jalen tried to act calm. He stood up slowly, like sudden movement might break something. “I’ll get the flashlight.”
He opened the hall closet. The door bumped the shelf with a dull thunk. He felt around, fingers brushing coats and a cold metal handle.
Priya whispered, “I don’t like that sound.”
Jalen clicked the flashlight. Nothing.
He clicked it again, harder. Still nothing.
Behind him, Mom said, very quietly, “That’s not good.”
Jalen couldn’t see her face, which made the words heavier.
Question: How would listening to an audio version help a listener experience the mood of this scene differently than reading it?