The Veldt

What does technology do, according to Lydia?

• Makes her feel useless
  
• Makes her happy
• Makes her sleepy
• Makes her proud

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What word best describes Bradbury’s tone (attitude) toward the increasing use of technology?

• Cautious

• Excited

• Encouraging

• Pleased

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is being inferred by the following line from the end of the story?  "And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar."

• They heard the screams of the children
• They heard the scream of vultures
• They heard the lions dying in the virtual world
• They heard their own screams

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CCSS.RL.7.1

When the parents ask Peter and Wendy why the nursery is stuck in Africa, the children say, "There's no Africa in the nursery."  Then, Wendy runs to the nursery, and comes back declaring there is no Africa scene in the nursery.  Based on the fact that the parents saw Africa earlier, what can be inferred about the children's answer?

• The nursery is broken and no one knows it.
• The children are lying, and Wendy ran ahead to change the room scene.
• The parents are causing Africa to show on the walls.
• Peter is innocent. Wendy is to blame for the scene of Africa.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which one of the following DOES NOT contain a message the author wanted to teach in this story?

• Spoiled children can be violent.
• The children of the future should be allowed to create without restrictions.
• Humans should not allow technology to control them.
• Parents must have and maintain rules for their children.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The conflict in the story is between

• Peter and Wendy

• Lydia and David McCLean

• The kids and their parents

• George and Lydai

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which sentence best illustrates the theme of this story?

• "And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar."
• "Geroge, you'll have to change your life. Like too many others, you've built it around creature comforts."
• "I wouldn't let them go to New York."
• "It's just that the nursery is different now than it was."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

With which statement would the author most likely agree with?

• Technology can greatly enhance our lives
• Parenting should not be that hard
• Becoming too dependent on technology can destroy lives
• Consistency is key

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Overall, this story's mood can be described as

• uplifting and encouraging
• ominous and sinister
• serious and persuasive
• annoyed and distressed

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The reader can infer that the lions in "The Veldt" symbolize...

• Love
• Africa
• Power
• Weakness

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3