Question

ead the passage.

Why did people stand by when this student was bullied? What if you were in their shoes? Would you want to be treated like that? What would you want others to do if this happened to you?

What mood does this passage use, and why?

The passage uses the imperative mood to try to get people to change their behavior.
The passage uses the indicative mood to indicate what people should be doing.
The passage uses the conditional mood to talk about conditions under which things could change.
The passage uses the interrogative mood to get people to think and to ask themselves questions.

Answer 1

Why did people stand by?
- Common reasons: the bystander effect (each person assumes someone else will act), fear of retaliation, social pressure/conformity, uncertainty about what to do, or thinking the bullying isn’t their problem. Lack of confidence or not knowing safe ways to intervene also keeps people passive.

If you were in their shoes — would you want to be treated like that? What would you want others to do?
- No — most people would not want to be treated that way. You’d likely want others to: intervene safely or distract, get an adult or authority if needed, support and comfort the victim afterward, refuse to join in, and follow up to make sure it stops.

What mood does the passage use, and why?
- Interrogative. The passage asks direct questions to make readers think and reflect (rhetorical questions), prompting empathy and self-examination rather than commanding action (imperative), stating facts (indicative), or describing hypothetical situations (conditional).