The War of the Worlds Chapter Five

What is most likely the meaning of the white flag carried by the man in front of a group of men approaching the aliens?

• It is a gift being given to the Martians.

• The men who are seeking out the Martians are showing that they come in peace.

• The group of men are planting the flag in the ground near the Martian landing to establish that this is their territory.

• The humans are violently attacking the Martians.

Which of these inferences about Ogilvy, Stent and Henderson is best supported by the text (Paragraph 9)?

"Flutter, flutter, went the flag, first to the right, then to the left. It was too far for me to recognise anyone there, but afterwards I learned that Ogilvy, Stent, and Henderson were with others in this attempt at communication. This little group had in its advance dragged inward, so to speak, the circumference of the now almost complete circle of people, and a number of dim black figures followed it at discreet distances."

• They have plans to attack the Martians.

• They attempted to communicate with the Martians.

• They are close friends with the narrator.

• They were standing with the narrator and his neighbor as they stared at the Martian pit.

Which of the following best describes the mood in the following sentence?

"Then, by the light of their own destruction, I saw them staggering and falling, and their supporters turning to run."

• calm

• amazement

• curisotiy

• Fear

What do the following lines from Paragraph 17 reveal?

"All this had happened with such swiftness that I had stood motionless, dumbfounded and dazzled by the flashes of light. Had that death swept through a full circle, it must inevitably have slain me in my surprise. But it passed and spared me, and left the night about me suddenly dark and unfamiliar."

• The narrator has surprisingly survives the attack.

• Everyone on earth has perished in the fire.

• The narrator is ready to strike back at the Martians.

• The Martians have left behind a new earth that the narrator is eager to embrace.

What is a most likely central idea of the passage?

• The fear caused by the invasion has caused all people to unite in one universal response.

• Before approaching the pit, the humans hold a summit to decide what was the best move.

• People are curious about the mysterious visitors.

• Humans have a sense that there is something bad coming and they should not trust the Martians.

Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the theme?

• “But it was scarcely a time for articulate conversation.”

• “There was scarcely an intimation of movement from the pit.”

• “The crowd far away on the left, towards Woking, seemed to grow, and I heard now a faint murmur from it.”

• “Then, by the light of their own destruction, I saw them staggering and falling, and their supporters turning to run.”

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the text?

• The narrator would like to leave Earth with the Martians once they depart.

• The Martians have given no indication that they have any mental capacity.

• Humans cannot take their eyes off the Martians because they are so beautiful.

• The narrator is in awe of the Martians’ arrival and unsure if he should be afraid.

Which statement from the text most strongly shows the narrator's conflict?

• “I began walking, therefore, in a big curve, seeking some point of vantage and continually looking at the sand heaps that hid these new-comers to our earth.”

• “‘Did you see a man in the pit?’ I said; but he made no answer to that.”

• “I did not dare to go back towards the pit, but I felt a passionate longing to peer into it.”

• “‘What ugly brutes!’ he said. ‘Good God! What ugly brutes!’”

Once a leash of thin black whips, like the arms of an octopus, flashed across the sunset and was immediately withdrawn, and afterwards a thin rod rose up, joint by joint, bearing at its apex a circular disk that spun with a wobbling motion.

The word apex means...

• hill

• bright

• certainly

• peak

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

"Had that death swept through a full circle, it must inevitably have slain me in my surprise."

• personification

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor