Question

Read the excerpt from "The Night the Bed Fell."

The situation was finally put together like a gigantic jigsaw puzzle. Father caught a cold from prowling around in his bare feet but there were no other bad results. “I’m glad,” said mother, who always looked on the bright side of things, “that your grandfather wasn’t here.”


Which word best describes the tone of this excerpt?


joyous


relieved


anxious


mysterious

Answer 1

Answer: Relieved

Explanation: The mother clearly expresses relief in what she says. By saying “I’m glad that your grandfather wasn’t here”, she’s expressing relief as it shows that if the grandfather was here, the situation would’ve ended up different (and probably negatively).

Answer 2

the answer is Relieved. The mother was relieved that there were no other bad results