from The Time Machine

In this selection from The Time Machine, what is true of the object that the Time Traveler shows to his guests? Choose TWO

• It is delicate and beautifully made

• It is about the size of a small clock

• It makes a whirring noise

• it is made of solid wood, highly polished

• It glows red and gets hot when switched on

In the selection from The Time Machine, what happens when the Psychologist pushes the lever on the Time Machine?

• The Psychologist vanishes

• The Time Machine Vanishes

• Everyone shouts in fear and horror

• The narrator grabs the machine from the table

In the selection from The Time Machine, what does the Time Traveler tell his guests what he is going to do?

• He is going to sell his invention to find a time machine buisness

• He is going to travel back in history to stop wars and help people

• He is going to allow all his guests to try the machine themselves

• He is going to use the machine that he has built to travel through time

The word "profile" has several meanings. Using its context, choose the meaning that is MOST LIKELY meant in this passage from The Time Machine. "The Medical Man and the Provincial Mayer watched him in PROFILE from the right, the Psychologist to the left."

• a feeling of caution and fear

• to create a picture of someone

• an image as seen from the side

• to preset an analysis or description

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of these words has the same meaning as quack in this passage? "I don't want to waste this model, and then be told I'm a quack."

• fraud

• genius

• magician

• hypocrate

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the most likely meaning of indistinct as it is used in this passage from The Time Machine? "...and the little machine suddenly swung around, became indistinct, was seen as a ghost..."

• not clearly visible

• increasingly bright

• unable to remain still

• agitated in its movements

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why does the Time Traveler most likely have the Psychologist turn the lever on the machine instead of doing it himself?

• He is too excited

• Wants to convince his guests that it is not a hoax

• Wants to honor his friend by letting him do it

• He is too busy setting up the rest of the equipment

What conclusion can you most clearly draw about the Medical Man from this statement? "Look here," said the Medical Man, "are you in earnest about this? Do you seriously believe that that machine has traveled into time?"

• He is jealous of the accomplishment

• He is concerned the Time Traveler is injured

• He is secretly interested to try the machine himself

• He is the most likely person to require proof

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

At the end of the selection, what does the narrator most likely mean when he says "I caught Filby's eye over the shoulder of the Medical Man, and he winked at me solemnly"?

• Filby and the narrator like to play jokes on the Medical Man

• Filby is upset and wants to relieve tension by acting playful

• Filby is convinced that the entire demonstration is a trick

• Filby and the narrator are planning to steel the time machine and use it

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2