Full Reviewer English 9 Fall Midterm 25-26

In the passage, what adjective best describes the mood that Bradbury is trying to establish?

• Terror
• Excitement
• Anger
• Curiosity

What quote best describes the size and scale of the dinosaur?

• “Its mouth gaped, exposing a fence of teeth like daggers.”
• “pebbled skin like the mail of a terrible warrior.”
• “It moved into a sunlit area warily, its beautifully reptilian hands feeling the air”
• “ It towered thirty feet above half of the trees, a great evil god,”

What phrase best describes the tone of the narrator in the passage?

• A calm hunter.
• An enthusiastic sightseer.
• A terrified man.
• An awe-struck scientist.

What is the skin of the T-Rex being compared to in this quote: “sheathed over in a gleam of pebbled skin like the mail of a terrible warrior.”

• Dirt
• Skin
• Weapon
• Armor

What option best describes the author’s description in this quote: “It ran with a gliding ballet step, far too poised and balanced for its ten tons.”

• The T-rex thundered with every huge step.
• The T-rex moved really well for its huge size.
• The T-rex was actually smaller than they thought.
• The T-rex actually had wings and flew towards the hunters.

The author uses many comparisons in this passage. What kind of comparison is in this quote? “It towered thirty feet above half of the trees, a great evil god, folding its delicate watchmaker's claws close to its oily reptilian chest.”

• Simile
• Allegory
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole

The author uses many comparisons in this passage. What kind of comparison is in this quote? “arms with hands which might pick up and examine men like toys,”

• Simile
• Allegory
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole

“It moved into a sunlit area warily, its beautifully reptilian hands feeling the air.” How is the tone of this quote different from the rest of the passage?

• This quote acknowledges the T-rex’s beauty.
• This quote describes the horror that is T-rex.
• This quote makes the T-rex feel smaller than it is.
• This quote focuses on the scariest aspect of the T-rex.

All of the descriptions of the T-rex in the passage serve the purpose of what?

• Making the T-rex seem like a big dumb animal.
• Making the hunters seem like elite soldiers.
• Making the T-rex seem insignificant.
• Making the T-rex sound and feel like a towering monster.

“empty of all expression save hunger. It closed its mouth in a death grin. It ran…” What feeling is the author trying to make the audience feel with this quote?

• Excitement
• Hopelessness
• Happiness
• Anxiousness