The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

Which statement expresses the main idea of "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"?

• A mysterious flash of light causes the power to go out on Maple Street.

• A boy convinces people that aliens have invaded their quiet neighborhood.

• People in a typical American neighborhood turn on each other when they think their street has been invaded by aliens.

• Aliens are planning to take over Earth by causing trouble in one neighborhood after another.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which statement best describes the author's purpose in the story?

• to entertain people with a story about aliens

• to express the opinion that human beings are their worst enemies

• to influence people to take stories of alien invasion more seriously

• to persuade people to support NASA and space exploration

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3. The narrator tells us about the setting at the beginning of Act I. He states, "Maple Street, USA, late summer. A tree-lined little world of front porch gliders, hopscotch, the laughter of children, and the bell of an ice-cream vendor." The narrator's MAIN PURPOSE in describing the setting this way is MOST LIKELY...

• to create a suspenseful, terrifying tone

• to show that the neighborhood is a peaceful, "normal" neighborhood

• to hint that the neighborhood will become violent

• to have the audience envision a strange setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CLAIM: The power outage on Maple Street is an unusual power outage (it is NOT a normal power outage). All of the following details SUPPORT this claim EXCEPT...

• the electricity is out

• the cars won't start

• Portable radios will not work.

• The light on Les Goodman's house goes off and on by itself.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

Woman One tells the residents that she has seen Les Goodman "here in the wee hours of the morning standing out in front of this house...looking up at the sky...as if he were waiting for something...As if he were looking for something." What INFERENCE has Woman One made about Les Goodman?

• He is an oddball.

• He likes to look at the stars.

• He has insomnia (cannot sleep at night).

• He is an alien.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

The aliens would describe the people of Maple Street as

• brave and courageous

• interesting and unique

• predictable and flawed

• unpredictable and fascinating

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The success of the aliens' plan depends largely on people's...

• fear

• anger

• regret

• greed

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

You can INFER from the aliens' conversation (figure one and figure two) that...

• Maple Street is unique.

• Destroying humans is always very difficult.

• They have done the same thing in other towns on Earth.

• Their own planet is very similar to Earth.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which character is the voice of reason? In other words, which character demonstrates leadership and reasonable, rational thinking?

• Les

• Steve

• Charlie

• Don

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which character acts out of fear the most? In other words, which character demonstrates poor decision making and impulsivity? (Impulsivity = to act without thinking).

• Les

• Steve

• Charlie

• Don

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3