There Will Come Soft Rains

Why does the first sentence of paragraph 1turn out to be ironic?

In the living room the voice-clock sang, "Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o'clock!" as if it were afraid that nobody would."

• It really isn't 7:00.

• There is no one in the house to get up or hear the clock.

• The clock says tick tock instead of actually ticking.

• The story is set in the future, but clocks are still used.

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Based on paragraphs 1, 3, and 5, which of the following describes the tone of the house's announcements?

• pleasant

• lonely

• nostalgic

• threatening

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Based on paragraph 35, which of the following accurately describes the nursery at 4:30?

• Glowing with fire, which destroys the painted animals

• The walls are lit up artificially with images of jungle animals, which move and make noise

• It is outdoors and set up like a small zoo full of jungle animals

• It is painted like a desert, and the animals in it make noises of distress.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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Which sentence contains personification?

• The garden sprinklers whirled up in golden founts, filling the soft morning air with scatterings of brightness.

• The dog ran upstairs, hysterically yelping to each door, at last realizing, as the house realized, that only silence was here.

• At four o'clock the table folded like great butterflies back through the paneled walls.

• The wind blew. A falling tree bough crashed through the kitchen window. Cleaning solvent, bottled, shattered over the stove.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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What mood is created by a setting in which all domestic functions are performed by machines and none by humans?

• cheerful and exhilarating
• repulsive and horrifying
• homey and reassuring
• impersonal and chilling

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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What does Sara Teasdale's poem suggest about humanity and nature?

• Humans are essential for nature to continue.
• Mankind is a blemish on nature.
• There is no connection.
• Technology is more important than humans.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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What is the overall tone of this story?

• Laudatory

• Belligerent

• Humorous

• Ironic

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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Which of the following is a theme from the story?

• Technology is amazing and should be used whenever possible.

• Nuclear weapons are essential to survival.

• Humans should be wary of technology and its potential to make humans disposable.

• Even without humans, life will never be truly erased.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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Based on paragraph 2 on pg. 723, what is most likely true about the family that lived in the house?

• The family planned to have guests over for breakfast.

• Two of the family members are allergic to milk.

• The stove usually burns the toast and undercooks the eggs.

• Two of the family members are children.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

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How does the house "die" in "There Will Come Soft Rains"?

• It is blown up in a nuclear blast.

• The electronics eventually malfunction and burn down the house.

• An external accident causes the house to catch on fire.

• The owners have died, and so the house stops functioning.

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