There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury

There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury

Multiple Choice

"No doors slammed, no carpets took the soft tread of rubber heels, and it was raining outside." is an example of . . .

• Alliteration

• A description-triple-play (three details given in a row)

• Starting sentence with an -ly adverb

• Starting sentence with an -ing verb phrase

Multiple Choice

Most stories have characters, action, and dialogue. This story only has an unknown narrator. What is the effect of all the description of the house by the narrator.

• Clever and persuasive. It makes you want to have a house like that.

• Dangerous. It feels like the house will attack.

• Open and free. It helps you image the large open spaces inside and outside the house.

• Cold and distant. It makes the house feel empty.

Draw

Draw

Match

What was each family member doing before they died?

• Mom

• Dad

• Boy

• Girl

• Dog

Picking a flower

Mowing the lawn

Threw the ball

About to catch the ball

Lying down

• Picking a flower

• Mowing the lawn

• Threw the ball

• About to catch the ball

• Lying down

Multiple Choice

"At eight-thirty the eggs were shrivelled and the toast was like stone." is an example of . . .(one correct answer):

• personification

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• simile

Multiple Choice

How do you think the dog survived?

• He hid at the neighbour's house

• He stayed on the street

• He hid deep underground somewhere

• He hid in a tree

Multiple Choice

"filled the house with a rich baked odor and the scent of maple syrap" is an example of . . .(one correct answer):

• sight

• sound

• smell

• feel

Open Ended

The house prepares a cigar for the man to smoke. This is an old-fashion detail as people smoke less and less. What is a better futuristic detail that an automated house could do for you?

Multiple Choice

How is the poem different than the story?

• The poem is about technology.

• The poem is positive and shows the importance of animals to humans.

• In both the poem and the story, eveyone is dead.

• The poem focuses on nature.

Multiple Choice

What detail seems wrong if the story was suppose to take place in 2026?

• wires

• film spools

• remote control mower

• the fire

Match

Match the fear with the science fiction story

• nuclear war

• war and poverty

• precious material found in space

• gaming and social media addiction

• life in space and control over space

There Will Come Soft Rains

Hunger Games

Dune

Ready Player One

Star Wars

• There Will Come Soft Rains

• Hunger Games

• Dune

• Ready Player One

• Star Wars

Poll

What detail from the story did you like best?

• The robot mice cleaners that live in the wall

• The walls of the nursery with moving and glowing animals (baby's room)

• The snakes that put out fire

• The house reciting poetry