Question

Identify the mood created by the following elements of settings:
Weather: cold and snowy
Climate: winter
Time of day: late afternoon
Locale: quiet neighborhood, a room in a small house
Lighting: dim
A) Celebratory
B) Calm
C) Exciting
D) Melancholy

Answer 1

Hint: Mood is the form of a verb that describes a particular mood of the environment or the situation. There are three types of moods: indicative, imperative, and subjunctive. The indicative and the imperative moods are very common and the indicative mood in most statements and questions and subjunctive mood are used to explore a hypothetical situation.

Complete answer:
Let us look into the given options:
Option A) Celebratory – is an incorrect answer because celebratory mood defines the situation when something is happening to celebrate such as birthday, anniversary or victory. Thus, as per the situation given in the question it is clearly stated that the situation is not of the celebratory mood. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Calm – is the correct answer because calm mood can be defined as the ‘Calmness is the mental state of peace of mind being free from agitation, excitement, or disturbance. It also refers to a state of serenity, tranquility, or peace. Calmness defines the state of relaxation’. Therefore, as per the situation given in the question, a calm mood is the correct answer.
Option C) Exciting – is an incorrect answer because an exciting mood is a feeling or situation full of activities, joy, exhilaration, or upheaval. Exciting is about not getting bored at all and as per the situation given in the question it is clearly stated that the situation is not of the exciting mood. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Melancholy – is an incorrect answer because the melancholy is ‘depressed in spirits: dejected, sad or causing or tending to cause sadness or depression of mind or spirit’. Thus, the given situation is not at all about the sad mood or the sad situation. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘B’ i.e, Calm.

Note: Options A and C require a setting of a lively, joyous and bright environment with vibrant colours and happy moods; and option D is suited in the elements like gloomy, dark and sad environment. The mood of cold, snowy winter in the late afternoon, when the lighting are dim suggests a calm and peaceful environment. Therefore, option B is the most appropriate answer that describe the correct mood in the question.