Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury
Authored by Shelley DeLaCruz
English
10th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the setting of "The Pedestrian"?
2053 AD
A chilly November evening
All of the above
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does Mr. Mead's profession act as a threat to society in "The Pedestrian"?
Writing no longer exists as a profession and is therefore irrelevant
Mr. Mead can potentially reveal the secrets of the society in which he lives
Writing involves creativity and individuality, traits clearly not welcomed in this society
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do phrases such as "grassy seams," "buckling concrete walk," and "lumpy walk" imply?
The entire city is old and falling apart
There was a recent earthquake that damaged much of the walkways
No one uses the sidewalks much and they are therefore untended
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CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why were the police suspicious of Mr. Leonard Mead?
He was wearing sneakers
He was outside at night
He was not married
He tried to run from the police car
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CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How many police men were in the police car?
none
one
two
it's not mentioned
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CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In "The Pedestrian," what point about society do you think the author is trying to make?
Society is lazy
Society has a lack of interest in personal interaction
Society has a complete dependence on technology and this short story shows the resulting dangers
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mr. Mead's house is the only one that is brightly lit in the whole neighborhood and he is the only one without a television. What message is the author portraying through this?
Mr. Mead is poor and cannot afford a TV.
Mr. Mead is truly "alive" instead of just being controlled by technology.
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