"A Sound of Thunder" Review

Eckels travels with Time Safari because he wants to---

• be young again
• correct past mistakes
• hunt dinosaurs
• learn how time machines work

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CCSS.RL.7.1

At the beginning of the story, what event has just occurred?

• Time Travel has been outlawed

• Eckels just killed a monkey

• Eckels has just gotten a new job

• Keith has been elected president

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CCSS.RL.7.1

The men who travel back in time are told they must--

• stay on the safari path
• not shoot animals with red paint on them
• promise not to tell anyone what they see
• maintain a strict diet a week before departure

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

When Eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he--

• immediately opens fire
• runs away in a blind panic
• attacks the other hunters
• changes his mind about the safari

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Travis is angry with Eckels because--

• he thinks Eckels is an arrogant fool
• Eckels stepped off the path
• he and Eckels are old rivals
• Eckels has attacked other humans

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.6

In this story the future is altered because--

• Travis left Eckels behind
• the dinosaur was killed
• the wrong man won the presidency
• Eckels didn't follow instructions

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CCSS.RL.7.3

The climax of the story occurs when--

• Travis orders Eckels out of the time machine
• Eckels kills a butterfly
• the tree falls on the dinosaur
• we learn the results of Eckels's actions

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CCSS.RL.7.1

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CCSS.W.7.9A

Which sentence contains an example of figurative language?

• "Unbelievable," Eckels breathed, the light of the machine on his thin face.
• He felt the trembling in his arms, and he looked down and found his hands tight on the new rifle.
• Eckels, balanced on the narrow Path, aimed his rifle playfully.
• Its mouth gaped, exposing a fence of teeth like daggers.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the following text foreshadow? “Stay on the path. Stay on the path!”

• Travis knows that Eckels will not stay on the path.
• It is important to stay on the path, and Travis wants everyone to know that.
• Deutcher will be elected president.
• Someone will leave the path.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

Which is the best theme statement for “A Sound of Thunder”?

• Stepping carelessly can lead to negative outcomes. 
• Every action, big or small, has lasting consequences.
• Follow directions to avoid negatively affecting democracy.
• All choices will eventually lead to the need for more choices.

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