There Will Come Soft Rains - Test

Who wrote the poem There Will Come Soft Rains?

• Ray Bradbury

• Sara Teasdale

• Ernest Hemingway

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

Who wrote the short story There Will Come Soft Rains?

• Ray Bradbury

• Sara Teasdale

• Charles Dickens

Ray Bradbury is best known for writing what novel?

• The Martian Chronicles

• Fahrenheit 451

• Dandelion Wine

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What figurative language is used throughout the entire story?

• Hyperbole

• Symbolism

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following from the story is an example of personification?

• The room was ablaze in an instant.

• At ten o'clock the house began to die.

• The quenching rain ceased.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Who/what is the main character of the story?

• The family

• The dog

• The house

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Why is the house empty? Where is the family?

• There are no clues given about the family.

• They moved to another neighborhood.

• They died in a nuclear war.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The word oblivious means to be what?

• Unaware

• Shaking

• Easily persuaded

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the setting of the story?

• August 4, 2026 in Allendale, CA

• In the distant future on Mars.

• August 4, 2026 in Atlanta, GA

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Who/what is the antagonist (bad guy) of the story?

• The fire

• The dog

• The nuclear war

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4