The Time Machine

The Time Machine

Reading Contest / year 8

Multiple Choice

This story tells us about a man who travelled...

• to space

• around the world

• in time

Multiple Choice

The story is narrated by...

• the time traveller

• Hyllier

• H.G. Wells

Multiple Choice

The time machine was ... by the Time Traveller

• discovered

• bought

• invented

Multiple Choice

Throughout the story we learn about two groups, they are:

• the Eloi and the Morlock

• the Elight and the Morluck

• the Elis and the Marlock

Multiple Choice

There groups are from...

• the present

• the future

• the past

Multiple Choice

The Time Traveller met Weena and ...

• she ran away

• she travelled with him

• they became friends

Multiple Choice

Weena gave the Time Traveller some...

• flowers

• hugs

• food

Multiple Choice

The Eloi were a ... people

• sad

• vegetarian

• run away

Multiple Choice

The Morlock were afraid of ...

• the light

• dogs

• people

Multiple Choice

The Morlock lived ...

• up the hills

• in a castle

• underground

Multiple Choice

At first the Time Traveller thought that the future would be quite ...

• stressful

• peaceful

• funny

Multiple Choice

But he ended up being ... by the Morlock

• chased

• loved

• surprised

Multiple Choice

In the end he managed to ...

• become friends with the Morlocks

• live happily there

• escape from the Morlocks

Multiple Choice

The Time Traveller's friends listened to the story ...

• and were very excited

• but didn't believe it

• and decided to travel with him

Multiple Choice

The Time Traveller decided to prove that everything was true and ...

• travelled again to get evidence

• showed them some photos

• invited them to go with him

Multiple Choice

In the sentence "the Time Traveller led us to the workshop",

LED means ...

• pushed

• took

• showed

Multiple Choice

The sentence "I may be a little late",

talks about ...

• future prediction

• permission

• possibility

Multiple Choice

In the sentence "some slim creatures appeared",

SLIM means the same as ...

• fit

• thin

• nice

Multiple Choice

In the sentence "they are unlike any flowers today",

UNLIKE means that they ...

• are different

• don't like it

• look alike

Multiple Choice

In the sentence "she seemed frightened",

FRIGHTENED is not the same as ...

• scared

• bored

• afraid