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WorksheetsA Sound of Thunder
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main character's name?
a)
President Keith
b)
Eckels
c)
Travis
d)
Lesperance
2.
Who is Eckels' Safari Guide?
a)
Lesperance
b)
Travis
c)
Keith
d)
Kramer
3.
What is the definition of "subliminal"?
a)
Perceived by or affecting someone's mind without their being aware of it
b)
Of a different dimension
c)
Left with no room for confusion or doubt
4.
What is the Time Safari Inc. called after the safari team came back from the past?
a)
Taime Sefari Ink.
b)
Tyme Sefari Inc.
c)
Thyme Safari Inc.
d)
Time Safari Inc.
5.
What is the definition of "expendable"?
a)
Irreplaceable
b)
Unnecessary
c)
Easy to destroy
6.
Who is the author of A Sound of Thunder?
a)
Stephen Vincent Benet
b)
George Orwell
c)
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
d)
Ray Bradbury
7.
What is the definition of "undulate"?
a)
to quicken in pace
b)
to quiver with fear
c)
to move with a smooth, wavelike motion
8.
What were the names of the two hunters who joined Eckels and Mr. Travis?
a)
Billings & Kramer
b)
Harrison & John
c)
Bob & George
d)
Thomas & Gerry
9.
What was the catchphrase for Time Safari Inc.?
a)
"Safaris to any year in the past. You name the animal. You shoot it."
b)
"We guarantee nothing."
c)
"Stay on the path."
d)
"Anything happens to you, we're not responsible."
10.
What is the definition of "resilient"?
a)
Able to withhold much pressure
b)
Able to recoil when compressed
11.
Who was the president after the party returned from the time machine?
a)
Eckels
b)
Keith
c)
Deutscher
d)
Fredrickson
12.
What is the definition of "infinitesimally"?
a)
Tiny
b)
Enormous
c)
Forever
13.
Who was the president before the party went back in time?
a)
Deutscher
b)
Keith
c)
Eckels
d)
Henry
14.
What is the definition of "primeval"?
a)
Medieval
b)
Ancient
c)
Of a new condition
15.
Where are the first two shots supposed to go into the dinosaur?
a)
Into the eyes
b)
Into the ribs
c)
One in the face, another in the heart
d)
Both in the feet
16.
What is the dinosaur that Eckels wanted to kill?
a)
Triceratops
b)
Velociraptor
c)
Stegosauras
d)
Tyrannosaurus Rex
17.
This makes Africa seem like _______.
a)
Iowa
b)
Illinois
c)
Canada
d)
Ohio
18.
How does Travis handle Eckels at the end of the story?
a)
He shoots Eckels.
b)
He argues with Eckels.
c)
He fights Eckels.
d)
He shoots himself.
19.
How do the trackers track the dinosaurs?
a)
They kill them.
b)
They shoot them.
c)
They shoot a paint bomb at it.
d)
They track their footprints.
20.
What is the definition of "sheathed"?
a)
Hidden
b)
Enclosed in a protective covering
c)
Prepared in defense
d)
A thin film encasing a specific object
21.
How many years did the team travel back to hunt?
a)
30 million
b)
40 million
c)
50 millon
d)
60 million
22.
Where are the two brains in some dinosaurs?
a)
The head
b)
The chest
c)
The head and the chest
d)
The head and the spinal cord
23.
What is the definition of "revoke"?
a)
To nullify
b)
To impose upon
24.
What material is the Path made up of?
a)
Anti-gravity metal
b)
Prismane
c)
Penguinone
d)
Iron
25.
How many people went on the trip, including Eckels?
a)
Four
b)
Eight
c)
Five
d)
Three
26.
Who says this?
"We don't want to change the Future. We don't belong here in the Past?"
"We don't want to change the Future. We don't belong here in the Past?"
a)
Lesperance
b)
Eckels
c)
President Keith
d)
Travis
27.
What is the definition of "bisect"?
a)
Cut across
b)
Two insects
c)
Parallel
28.
What does Lesperance tell Eckels to do when he becomes afraid?
a)
Run away
b)
Go back the the Time Machine
c)
Shoot the Tyrannosaurus Rex
d)
Sit on the ground
29.
What did Eckels kill that changed the Future?
a)
A butterfly
b)
A worm
c)
A caterpillar
d)
A fern
30.
Where was Eckels once the other men came back to the Time Machine?
a)
In the jungle
b)
In the Time Machine
c)
By Tyrannosaurus Rex
d)
Off the Path
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