There Will Come Soft Rains

There Will Come Soft Rains

9th Grade

23 Qs

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There Will Come Soft Rains

There Will Come Soft Rains

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.3, RL.9-10.2, RL.6.3

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Michelle Neel

Used 56+ times

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23 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What happened to the family who lived in this house? 
There are no clues about the family's current location.
They moved to another neighborhood.
They decided to spend a weekend away from home.
They died in a nuclear explosion. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why does the first sentence turn 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.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 Which of the following describes the tone of the house's announcements?
pleasant
lonley
sarcastic/nasty
threatening

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How does the voice clock respond to the fact that no one reacts to it? 
It asks why no-one is responding.
 It becomes louder. 
It turns itself off. 
It continues doing it's job. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following functions does the house NOT perform?
Cooking
Cleaning
Announcing time
Flying

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which sentence contains personification? 
The room was ablaze in an instance.
The wall sprays let down showers of mechanical rain.
At ten o'clock the house began to die. 
The quenching rain ceased. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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