Why does Eckels step off the path?

To get back to the time machine more quickly

Because he wants to destroy the future

Why would the killing of a small creature millions of years ago be such a problem?

The death of a small thing now could set up a negative chain of events that affects the future .

To kill anything could alter how dinosaurs develop and maybe dinosaurs will exist in the present

There is always the possibility that it could be a rare plant or creature we need and we might wipe it out.

The government would be unhappy with them and revoke their license.

How has the language changed when the safari team returns to the future ?

Words are now spelled based on how they sound instead of grammatically .

We are now speaking a language with a slight accent to it.

People speak a slightly different form of English than before they left .

The language has remained the same, but words have taken on a new meaning

Why was Travis most likely to be willing to kill Eckels for the mistake he made?

What Eckels did could change the entire future of civilization.

What Eckels did almost got the whole expedition trapped back in time.

What Eckels did could cost them thousands of dollars in bribes to the government.

What Eckels did ruined their entire safari and almost lost them the other hunters

"The Sound of Thunder" Test Review

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English

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7th - 9th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RI.7.4, RI.7.1, RL.11-12.8

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Julia Petruch

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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of conflict does this story contain?

Man vs. Man

Man vs. Society

Man vs. Nature

All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Does the government approve of this travel company?

Yes

No

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A passage from the story uses the term paradox. What does this word/term imply?

something where two doctors will be involved

something forbidden to happen by the government

something that no one has an explanation for

something that the rules of nature don’t allow

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the story’s theory, why can’t you see yourself when you go back in time?

You can’t be two places at one time

Time doesn’t allow it to happen - it shifts aside

Time won’t go back to when you were alive

You would disappear if you did

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is elected president at the beginning of the story?

Deutscher

Ryan

Keith

Thomas

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A statement from the story uses the term "big graft". What does this term imply?

there is a big miscommunication with the government

that graft is really important

that they have to bribe the government a lot

that there is a man named Big Graft who takes bribes

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A passage from the story uses the word undulate. What does this word imply?

that the dinosaur is spazzing and twitching

that the dinosaur has movement all over it

that the dinosaur is squirming around

that the dinosaur’s stench is extremely powerful

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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"The Sound of Thunder" Test Review

13 questions

What type of conflict does this story contain?

Does the government approve of this travel company?

A passage from the story uses the term paradox. What does this word/term imply?

According to the story’s theory, why can’t you see yourself when you go back in time?

Who is elected president at the beginning of the story?

A statement from the story uses the term "big graft". What does this term imply?

A passage from the story uses the word undulate. What does this word imply?

Why does Eckels step off the path?

This story is based on the idea that time travel does not really affect the future.

The bullets had to be removed to keep the government from knowing they were there.

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