WorksheetsWar of the worlds part 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How are the Curate and the Narrator trapped in a house?
the martians are living there too
a cylinder has landed on part of the house
the Curate is hurt and can't move
the Narrator is hurt and can't move
What are the Martians now doing that makes the Narrator think they might want to preserve humans for another reason?
they are picking them up and putting them in holding "baskets"
they are blasting them with the heat ray
they are blasting them with the black smoke
they are covering them with red weeds
Which is the best description of how the Martians look?
small head, big body, 4 legs
small head with one ear on the back of it
big head with 2 eyes, 1 nose, 2 ears
big head, small body, no nose, ear on the back of the head
In what way is the Curate annoying the Narrator?
He is eating a lot of food, not rationing it
He is crying and whiny
He is too loud and is drawing attention to their hiding place
all of the above
All of these statements are true EXCEPT:
The Martians are making aluminum bricks
The Martians are using a blue powder
The Martians did not bring any "food" with them
The Martians want humans for their blood only.
Why does the Narrator finally hit the Curator over the head?
He was being too loud
He ate too much
He drank too much
He cried too much
What happens to the Curate?
He dies and the Narrator leaves him in the basement
He is dragged out by the tentacle of a Martian and disappears
He runs away and the Narrator never sees him again
He hides in the basement and the Narrators leaves him there
What is all over the place after the Narrator finally emerges?
Green weeds
Black soot
Red weeds
Nothing. Everything is gone/vacant/dead
Who does the Narrator finally run into (after he thinks he's the last man standing) whom he hasn't seen in a while?
The Curate
His wife
The artillery man/soldier
His brother
When on Putney Hill, what state of mind is the man in that the Narrator stays with?
He is crazy and wants a war against the Martians
He is thoughtful and wants to hide and never come out
He is mean and won't even speak to the Narrator
He is jealous and won't let the Narrator eat or drink
As the Narrator heads home, what does he see?
dying red weeds
burning houses
dead bodies
all of the above
What is the strange sound the Narrator hears from the Martians near the end?
They are feeding
They are attacking humans
They are dying
They are breeding
What finally kills off the Martians?
The military defeats them with weapons
They are killed by bacteria
They starve from the lack of food
The gravity is too much for them
Who does the Narrator finally see in the end?
His brother
The Curate
His parents
His wife
How long did this invasion last from start to end for the Martians?
a couple days
a few weeks
a year
more than a year
