There Will Come Soft Rains

Bases on the details of the story, you can conclude that the family

• knew they were going to die

• did not like living in their house

• started a nuclear war

• did not expect to die

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Which word best describes the actions of the house in this story?

• sneaky

• stubborn

• mechanical

• understanding

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Which time period is covered by the events in this story?

• one complete day

• a morning from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm

• an evening from 5:00pm to 9:00 pm

• two weeks

The speaker in "There Will Come Soft Rains" believes that the war

• overshadows the arrival of spring

• goes unnoticed by nature

• will devastate nature

• mirrors the actions of animals

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The speaker in "There Will Come Soft Rains" believes that nature will

• change every spring

• cause a war

• perish during spring

• outlast humans

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Which of the following events occurs first in the story?

• Robotic mice clean away the body of a dog that has died.

• A computer voice reads aloud a favorite poem.

• During a storm, a tree limb falls and breaks a kitchen window.

• A man cuts the lawn while a woman picks flowers.

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What is strange about the messages read by the voices in the house?

• Everything the voices say is untrue.

• No one is alive to hear them.

• The voices predict peace, not war.

• They are too soft to be heard.

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What event happens last?

• The house burns in a fire.

• A dog dies inside the house.

• A voice reads a poem aloud.

• The family dies.

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What does the house do in the evening?

• It sends robot mice to clean the house.

• It cooks and serves a meal.

• It reads a favorite poem aloud.

• It sets playing cards on a table.

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Based on the details in the story, you can conclude that the family died

• in a fire caused by burning chemicals

• as a result of a nuclear blast

• under the attack by robotic appliances

• while running away from an army

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