L1.18 - EXIT TICKET

Read the excerpt from the short story "There Will Come Soft Rains."

Eight-one, tick-tock, eight-one o’clock, off to school, off to work, run, run, eight-one! But no doors slammed, no carpets took the soft tread of rubber heels. It was raining outside. The weather box on the front door sang quietly: “Rain, rain, go away; umbrellas, raincoats for today…” And the rain tapped on the empty house, echoing.

Which theme does the imagery in this excerpt best support?

• The repetition of technology can be comforting.

• Humans find it easy to ignore technology in their daily lives.

• Technology persists even in the absence of human beings.

• Nature survives any catastrophe, while technology fails.

Read the excerpt from "There Will Come Soft Rains."

In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o’clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o’clock! as if it were afraid that nobody would. The morning house lay empty. The clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness. Seven-nine, breakfast time, seven nine!

How does the author's use of language in this paragraph help set the tone for the story?

• The repetitive wording combined with simple imagery sets a maniacal tone.

• The hesitant wording with short sentences sets a fearful tone.

• The singsong wording combined with empty imagery sets an eerie tone.

• The agitated wording with choppy sentences sets a serious tone.

The author uses a chronological text structure in "There Will Come Soft Rains" to - ?

• relate the events leading up to the present day and the empty-standing house.

• describe the daily routines at the house in the absence of humans up until the fire breaks out.

• create a vivid description of nature as it exists without humankind.

• show what the world once looked like compared to its appearance after a nuclear apocalypse