The Sound of Thunder

The phrase, "warm phlegm gathered in Eckels' throat; he swallowed and pushed it down." suggests that Eckels feels...

• Confident about the safari
• Apathetic to the safari
• Self Conscious about his relationship with the tour guide
• Apprehensive about the safari

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The tone of the story changes from the beginning to the end by...

• Starting off apathetic and ending confident.
• Starting off optimistic and ending violent.
• Starting off pessimistic and ending optimistic.
• Starting off tense and ending optimistic

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The tone of the story changes from the beginning to the end by...

• Starting off apathetic and ending confident.
• Starting off optimistic and ending violent.
• Starting off pessimistic and ending optimistic.
• Starting off tense and ending optimistic

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The line "each lower leg was a piston" (front of page 2, bottom of first column), is meant to emphasize...

• The height of the dinosaur compared to the trees.
• The fierceness of the dinosaur
• The inability of the dinosaur to be killed
• the power behind each leg and the dinosaur's ability to move freely.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The line "each lower leg was a piston" (front of page 2, bottom of first column), is meant to emphasize...

• The height of the dinosaur compared to the trees.
• The fierceness of the dinosaur
• The inability of the dinosaur to be killed
• the power behind each leg and the dinosaur's ability to move freely.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the meaning of the word "cavernous" as used on page 2? (back of front page, column two, toward the bottom).

• Dark and shadowy
• destructive
• flexible and moveable
• extremely large in size

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which of the following group of words does not describe the character of Eckels?

• intimidating and aggressive
• wealthy 
• frightened and traumatized
• regretful and afraid

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is ironic that the animal Eckels destroyed was a butterfly?

• Butterflies are peaceful and innocent.
• Butterflies were rare during Prehistoric times.
• Butterflies are tiny, yet this one death was powerful enough to change the future.
• Butterflies are hard to step on.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

Explain why the author included the following dates for the  time machine to go through on the trip home from the safari?

• All of these were significant dates of change in Europe.
• All of these were dates of success and triumph in the United States.
• All of these were dates of loss in the United States.
• All of these were dates of large scientific discoveries.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.6

Which of the following is a theme developed in the story?

• Every action or choice has results that drastically affect others.
• Love connects every living thing in an intricate web.
• Aggressive behavior often causes distress because it is hasty.
• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2