When the parents ask Peter and Wendy why the nursery is stuck in Africa, the children say, "There's no Africa in the nursery." Then, Wendy runs to the nursery, and comes back declaring there is no Africa scene in the nursery. Based on the fact that the parents saw Africa earlier, what can be inferred about the children's answer?

The children are lying, and Wendy ran ahead to change the room scene.

The nursery is broken and no one knows it.

The parents are causing Africa to show on the walls.

Peter is innocent. Wendy is to blame for the scene of Africa.

Which one of the following DOES NOT contain a message the author wanted to teach in this story?

The children of the future should be allowed to create without restrictions.

Spoiled children can be violent.

Humans should not allow technology to control them.

Parents must have and maintain rules for their children.

The Veldt

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8th - 11th Grade

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This quiz focuses on Ray Bradbury's short story "The Veldt," examining literary analysis skills appropriate for middle to high school English students at the 8th through 11th grade levels. The questions assess students' ability to make inferences about character motivation, analyze authorial tone and theme, identify literary devices including foreshadowing, allusion, and personification, and evaluate the story's social commentary about technology's impact on family relationships. Students must demonstrate higher-order thinking skills by interpreting implicit meaning, recognizing how Bradbury uses the futuristic setting to critique contemporary issues, and understanding how literary techniques contribute to the story's overall message about the dangers of technological dependence and parental abdication of responsibility. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying dystopian literature and science fiction in grades 8-11. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a comprehension check after reading, a review tool before class discussions about theme and literary devices, or a formative assessment to gauge students' analytical reading skills. Teachers can assign this as homework to reinforce close reading strategies or use it as a warm-up activity to prepare students for deeper literary analysis discussions. The quiz aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, as it requires students to cite textual evidence for inferences, determine themes and analyze their development, and interpret the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Infer the reason the children so strongly oppose turning off the nursery?

They fear that it may actually kill the lions.

They are trying to upset their parents

They are more connected to the nursery than they are connected to their parents.

They have given into the nursery and it controls them.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Based on the story, which of the following technological advantages could you conclude that the author, Bradbury, think could actually be the most harmful?

An entertainment room that makes your thoughts real.

An entertainment room that replaces your father or mother for affection.

A home that turns off lights before and after you enter the room

The ability to take rocket trips without any adult supervision.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.8

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What word best describes Bradbury’s tone (attitude) toward the increasing use of technology?

Admonishing

Excited

Encouraging

Content

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does technology do, according to Lydia?

Makes her feel useless

Makes her happy

Makes her sleepy

Makes her proud

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which one of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing in the story?

"They almost got us!" Lydia says when the lions run towards them at the beginning of the story.

At dinner they ate alone, for Wendy and Peter were at a special plastic carnival.

"What is that?" Lydia asked. "An old wallet of mine . . . there were drops of saliva on it. . ."

"Those screams- they sound familiar."

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is being inferred by the following line from the end of the story? "And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar."

They heard the screams of the children

They heard the scream of vultures

They heard the lions dying in the virtual world

They heard their own screams

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following literary devices is being used in this quote, "... he opened this door and found Wonderland, Alice, the Mock Turtle, or Aladdin and his Magical Lamp..."

Allusion

Foreshadowing

Simile

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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The Veldt

Infer the reason the children so strongly oppose turning off the nursery?

Based on the story, which of the following technological advantages could you conclude that the author, Bradbury, think could actually be the most harmful?

What word best describes Bradbury’s tone (attitude) toward the increasing use of technology?

What does technology do, according to Lydia?

Which one of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing in the story?

What is being inferred by the following line from the end of the story? "And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar."

Which of the following literary devices is being used in this quote, "... he opened this door and found Wonderland, Alice, the Mock Turtle, or Aladdin and his Magical Lamp..."

Which one of the following DOES NOT contain a message the author wanted to teach in this story?

Which of the following literary devices is being used in this quote? "'I don't imagine the room will like being turned off.'"

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