"The Veldt" Review Quiz

The conflict in the story is between

• Peter and Wendy

• Lydia and David McCLean

• The kids and their parents

• George and Lydai

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What word doesn't describe the setting of the story?

• the future

• Africa

• Veldt

• 1960

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which is a minor plot event?

• George Hadley has seen many different places while in the nursery.

• George Hadley consults with Mr. McClean about what to do about the nursery.

• George Hadley finds his wallet in the nursery.

• George and Lydia decide to shut down the children’s nursery.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which is a major plot event?

• The children are able to break into the nursery.

• The sun in the Veltland is very hot.

• The family uses vacuum tubes to get around in their house.

• The nursery settings are broken.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

If you read a story with an omniscient narrator, which word below would best describe this type of narrator?

• Understanding

• All Knowing

• Jealous

• Reliable

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which character's thoughts can we hear through the story?

• Lydia

• Peter

• David

• George

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read the sentence, and then select the correct meaning from the four choices. Relish "lions clustered at a distance, eating with great relish whatever it was they had caught."

• delight

• hunger

• ferocity

• hurry

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Wendy and Peter were coming in the front door, cheeks like peppermint candy, eyes like bright blue agate marbles, a smell of ozone on their jumpers from their trip in the helicopter.What type of figurative language is used in the passage above?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What point of view is the story written in?

• 1st person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscent

• 2nd person

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the theme of the story?

• Violence

• Africa

• Siblings

• The future

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2