Which of these would be a good theme for this story? (There may be more than one.)

Technology can't take the place of good parents.

Giving your children everything they want does not make them love you.

Technology has no effect on people.

Disciplining your children will make them neurotic.

Which is the not a piece of evidence in the beginning that lets the reader know the setting is in the future?

The Hadley’s home has a nursery with some kind of problem.

The Hadley’s home “clothed and fed and rocked them to sleep…”

The nursery’s technology creates images out of your thoughts.

The children can televise messages home to their parents.

At the beginning of the story, what do the parents do and why?

go to the nursery because Mrs. Hadley thinks something is wrong with it

investigate the nursery because Mr. Hadley believes the room is broken

reprogram the nursery because it’s not showing the images it should

go to the nursery to enjoy the warm sun of the veldt

Which of the following describes how the nursery is supposed to work?

It projects the experience that you want to have.

It materializes whatever your parents want you to do.

It exposes your darkest secrets.

It shows you what you’re most afraid of.

At the beginning of the story, how do Mr. and Mrs. Hadley feel about the house and why?

They are discontent, because they no longer feel needed or valuable to their family.

They are fearful, because the lions are no longer contained to the nursery.

They are jealous, because the children prefer spending time with the house over them.

They are concerned, because they no longer have control of the technology in their home.

In the middle of the story, Mr. Hadley can’t change the scene in the nursery because…

he thinks the children have somehow tampered with the room.

he is secretly thinking about death along with his children.

the children’s desire to see lions is too strong and he can’t change their desires.

he doesn’t know how to operate the room.

When Mr. Hadley first asks about Africa, the children…

claim that Africa isn’t in the nursery.

explain why they were thinking about Africa.

apologize for thinking about death.

avoid his questions about Africa.

Why are Mr. and Mrs. Hadley concerned about their children?

The children are being secretive about the nursery.

The children were late for dinner.

The children aren’t afraid of the veldt.

The children can’t see the veldt.

Why have the children become disobedient to their parents?

They don’t like to be told “no.”

Their parents treat them poorly.

They are asserting their independence.

Their parents never let them do anything.

Peter doesn’t want to turn off the technology because…

he doesn’t want to do things without the help of technology.

he doesn’t know how to survive without technology.

he doesn’t want to spend time with his parents.

he has never been without technology before.

David McClean believes that…

the room is reflecting the children’s negative thoughts.

the room is exaggerating the children’s negative thoughts.

the children could bring the room to life.

the children are using the room to release and recover from negative thoughts.

There is a bad feeling in the room because the children…

are upset that their parents are threatening to take away their technology.

are angry that their parents don’t spend much time with them.

feel that their parents care more about the house than them.

don’t have any other toys to play with.

Mr. Hadley turns off all of the machines because…

he feels that the family has become too reliant on technology.

he is afraid that the machines will come alive.

the psychologist suggested he do so.

the children love the machines more than him.

What does George mean when he says that the family is “going to live ”?

They are going to turn off all their technology and experience life.

They are going to travel instead of staying at home all the time.

They are going to turn the nursery off.

They are going to enjoy the nursery without the veldt.

At the end of the story, Mr. and Mrs. Hadley decide to…

give their children one last moment with the nursery.

let their children keep the nursey.

never use another machine again.

At the end of the story, the screams sounded familiar because…

they were Mr. and Mrs. Hadley’s screams.

they were the children’s screams.

Which of the following describes the end of the story?

The lions eat Mr. and Mrs. Hadley.

Mr. and Mrs. Hadley get lost in the veldt.

The children send Mr. and Mrs. Hadley away.

Mr. and Mrs. Hadley leave on vacation.

What word best describes Bradbury’s tone (attitude) toward the increasing use of technology?

Admonishing (warning against something)

The Veldt Comprehension Check

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English

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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CCSS

RL.8.4, RL.6.3, RL.8.3

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Katharine Pickens

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"a wind sucked them like brown leaves" is an example of

simile

metaphor

personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"...the walls began to purr..." is an example of

simile

metaphor

personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"‘Children are carpets, they should be stepped on occasionally" is an example of

simile

metaphor

personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Veldt is written in which person?

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Finding the wallet with blood on it is an example of

simile

foreshadowing

characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of these animals foreshadow death?

vultures

zebras

giraffes

lions

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these describes the theme of a story?

the main idea

the last paragraph

a universal lesson or moral

the conflict

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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The Veldt Comprehension Check

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"a wind sucked them like brown leaves" is an example of

"...the walls began to purr..." is an example of

"‘Children are carpets, they should be stepped on occasionally" is an example of

The Veldt is written in which person?

Finding the wallet with blood on it is an example of

Which of these animals foreshadow death?

Which of these describes the theme of a story?

Which word means an African grassland?

A sense that others are "out to get you" is called

New Word: If a question is VAGUE, it is

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