Question

he had been frightened then. the sense of his own community silent, waiting, had made his stomach churn. he had trembled.
but it had been nothing. within minutes the speakers had crackled again, and the voice, reassuring now and less urgent, had explained that a pilot - in - training had misread his navigational instructions and made a wrong turn. desperately the pilot had been trying to make his way back before his error was noticed.
from lois lowry, the giver. copyright 1993 by lois lowry
look at the text in bold. how does it affect the passages meaning or tone?
it creates a sense of uncertainty and fear.
it creates a sense of anger and dread.
it creates a sense of calmness and serenity.
it creates a sense of wonder and excitement.

Explanation:

The bold text describes the community as "silent, waiting" and the character's physical reactions (stomach churning, trembling), which reflect uncertainty about the unknown situation and fear. The other options are incorrect: there is no anger (ruling out "anger and dread"), no calmness (ruling out "calmness and serenity"), and no wonder/excitement (ruling out "wonder and excitement").

Answer:

It creates a sense of uncertainty and fear.