The first paragraph establishes the setting, a group of teenagers at a summer camp. It provides an overview of the speaker’s mood, which is a sense of unease and foreboding. The second paragraph then describes a specific event that contributes to the speaker's feelings. Which sentence from the second paragraph most directly develops the speaker's sense of unease?
SAT · English · previous-year question
- A.The trees all around us, though, were still; they were not rustling, and the air was thick and heavy, as if it had been holding its breath all day long.
- B.The only sounds I could hear were the occasional cries of birds, which seemed far away and muffled.
- C.It was a perfect summer day; the sun was shining brightly, the sky was blue, and the air was warm.
- D.I had been feeling a little restless, but nothing really seemed to be wrong.
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