Invasion from Mars - Comprehension - Journeys

Where do the events of this play take place?

• in outer space

• in a radio station

• inside a box

• on a farm in New Jersey

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

How does Carl Phillips show his impatience with Mr. Wilmuth?

• He cuts off Mr. Wilmuth's story.

• He asks Mr. Wilmuth to sit down

• He refuses to speak to Mr. Wilmuth

• He asks Mr. Wilmuth to write a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What happens immediately after the top of the metal cylinder falls to the ground?

• The entire field catches on fire.

• A creature comes out

• The police capture the creature

• Phillips interviews Mr. Wilmuth

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.1

Why do the policemen hold a white handkerchief tied to a pole as the approach the metal object?

• They want to clean the object

• The want to use the pole as a weapon

• They believe aliens use handkerchiefs

• They want to show that they surrender

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

How does the reader know that the reporter is scared?

• He jumps on the aliens back

• He moves behind a stone wall

• He laughs

• He helps the alien out of the container

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Read these stage directions from the end of the scene.

(Crash of microphone....then dead silence)

How does the scene MOST likely play out?

• Another thing falls from the sky.

• They capture the creature.

• Phillips drops the microphone and runs away.

• Mr. Wilmuth takes the microphone.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which descriptive sentence in the play provides the BEST evidence that the metal cylinder comes from another planet?

• "The metal casing is definitely extraterrestrial."

• "The end of the thing is beginning to flake off!"

• "The monster or whatever it is can hardly move."

• "Hundreds of cars are parked in a field in back of us."

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which character in the play speaks MOST formally?

• The alien

• Mr. Wilmuth

• The policeman

• Professor Pierson

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

Which sentence from the play is the BEST example of informal speech?

• "I don't know what to think."

• "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Mr. Wilmuth."

• "I seen a kinda greenish streak and the zingo!"

• "This thing is smooth and, as you can see, of cylindrical shape."

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the overall feeling of the characters at the end of the play?

• Terrified

• Happy

• Sad

• Mad

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5