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War of the worlds part 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are the Curate and the Narrator trapped in a house?

a)

the martians are living there too

b)

a cylinder has landed on part of the house

c)

the Curate is hurt and can't move

d)

the Narrator is hurt and can't move

2.

What are the Martians now doing that makes the Narrator think they might want to preserve humans for another reason?

a)

they are picking them up and putting them in holding "baskets"

b)

they are blasting them with the heat ray

c)

they are blasting them with the black smoke

d)

they are covering them with red weeds

3.

Which is the best description of how the Martians look?

a)

small head, big body, 4 legs

b)

small head with one ear on the back of it

c)

big head with 2 eyes, 1 nose, 2 ears

d)

big head, small body, no nose, ear on the back of the head

4.

In what way is the Curate annoying the Narrator?

a)

He is eating a lot of food, not rationing it

b)

He is crying and whiny

c)

He is too loud and is drawing attention to their hiding place

d)

all of the above

5.

All of these statements are true EXCEPT:

a)

The Martians are making aluminum bricks

b)

The Martians are using a blue powder

c)

The Martians did not bring any "food" with them

d)

The Martians want humans for their blood only.

6.

Why does the Narrator finally hit the Curator over the head?

a)

He was being too loud

b)

He ate too much

c)

He drank too much

d)

He cried too much

7.

What happens to the Curate?

a)

He dies and the Narrator leaves him in the basement

b)

He is dragged out by the tentacle of a Martian and disappears

c)

He runs away and the Narrator never sees him again

d)

He hides in the basement and the Narrators leaves him there

8.

What is all over the place after the Narrator finally emerges?

a)

Green weeds

b)

Black soot

c)

Red weeds

d)

Nothing. Everything is gone/vacant/dead

9.

Who does the Narrator finally run into (after he thinks he's the last man standing) whom he hasn't seen in a while?

a)

The Curate

b)

His wife

c)

The artillery man/soldier

d)

His brother

10.

When on Putney Hill, what state of mind is the man in that the Narrator stays with?

a)

He is crazy and wants a war against the Martians

b)

He is thoughtful and wants to hide and never come out

c)

He is mean and won't even speak to the Narrator

d)

He is jealous and won't let the Narrator eat or drink

11.

As the Narrator heads home, what does he see?

a)

dying red weeds

b)

burning houses

c)

dead bodies

d)

all of the above

12.

What is the strange sound the Narrator hears from the Martians near the end?

a)

They are feeding

b)

They are attacking humans

c)

They are dying

d)

They are breeding

13.

What finally kills off the Martians?

a)

The military defeats them with weapons

b)

They are killed by bacteria

c)

They starve from the lack of food

d)

The gravity is too much for them

14.

Who does the Narrator finally see in the end?

a)

His brother

b)

The Curate

c)

His parents

d)

His wife

15.

How long did this invasion last from start to end for the Martians?

a)

a couple days

b)

a few weeks

c)

a year

d)

more than a year