There will Come Soft Rains Comprehension Test

1. The house quivered at each sound. If a sparrow brushed a window, the shade snapped up.

What does the word quivered mean as used in the sentence above?

• Nervous

• Calm

• Still

• Angry

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What do the robot mice do?

• They play with the children

• They clean the house

• They are a toy for the cat

• They build things

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why is no one home?

• They are on vacation

• They moved out

• The family has been killed

• They moved to Venus

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

What happens after the tree crashes through the kitchen window?

• The house screams for help

• Animals enter the home

• nothing

• A bottle of cleaning solvent breaks open on the stove and sets the house on fire

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does the author arrange the chronological order in this story?

• In order of the years

• He uses a clock, which announces the time in each new section

• The story in not in chronological order

• in order of how the mice clean the house

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the story setting?

• August 4, 2026, after a nuclear event

• Present day in Europe

• Venus some time in the future

• October 31st, 1953 on Earth

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the house seem to come alive?

• It runs away from the fire

• It calls 911 for help to put out the fire

• The house tries to save its own life

• It is not alive

What time period is covered by the events in

this story?

• One day

• One hour

• One year

• One week

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Based on details in the story, you can conclude

that the family __________.

• Were scared of a nuclear event

• Were not home at the time

• Did not expect to die

• Were preparing to hide

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The dog is __________.

• is a stray

• is happy to have the house to himself

• Looking for his family

• Having babies

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1