"A Sound of Thunder" and "Butterfly Effect" Poem

What does Time Safari, Inc. offer to its customers?

• Time-travel adventures to ancient civilizations

• Safaris to any year in the past to hunt

• Space exploration tours to different planets

• Underwater expeditions to the lost city of Atlantis

Why must hunters stay on the path when traveling back in time?

• To avoid getting lost in the past

• To prevent changing the course of history

• To keep from scaring the dinosaurs

• To avoid stepping on poisonous plants

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

What animal is Eckels supposed to hunt?

• A mammoth

• A sabertooth tiger

• A Tyrannosaurus rex

• A velociraptor

Who is the leader of the safari?

• Kramer

• Lesperance

• Travis

• Eckels

What does Eckels step on when he goes off the path?

• A fish

• A butterfly

• A leaf

• A flower

What is the outcome of Eckels stepping off the path?

• He gets lost in time

• He is left behind by the safari

• The future is altered

• He becomes a dinosaur

What emotion does Eckels primarily display upon seeing the Tyrannosaurus rex?

• Excitement

• Curiosity

• Fear

• Anger

What is the internal conflict in the story?

• Eckels vs. himself (His own fear)

• Eckels vs. himself (He is excited about the trip)

• Eckels vs. Travis

• Eckels vs. T-rex

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the external conflict in the story? Select two answers.

• Eckels vs. Lesperance

• Eckels vs. himself (his own fear)

• Eckels vs. Travis

• Eckels vs. T-rex

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the theme (life lesson) of the story?

• Small actions can have big consequences

• Do not go hunting in unfamiliar territory

• Time travel can advance society and future civilizations

• Dinosaurs and the unfamiliar is not as scary as we think

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2