WorksheetsWar of the Worlds Book 1 - Ch 1- 14
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
In the opening of the novel, Wells compares humans to ants and microscopic creatures. This suggests
Wells thinks mankind is too self-centred and is trying to burst our bubble
Wells thinks very little of humans at the moment
Wells is trying to make a point that humanity might not be the strongest force out there
All of the above
Why does Wells mention the people from Tasmania?
Because they are fierce like the Martians
Because he admired them
To remind us that people have done horrible things to eachother
To make a subtle point about the British Empire wiping people out, as the Martians soon will.
Our narrator has no name.
True
False
The narrator meets Ogilvy who takes him to the ... to see the meteor shower.
Astronomy Tower
Observatory
Telescope
Astronomer's Laboratory
People first notice...
A falling star
A falling bomb
Explosions from the Heat Ray
Forests burning
Where does Ogilvy find the first cylinder?
Horsell Common
Worthing
Leatherhead
Ogilvy finds the cylinder is too hot to touch. Why did he want to touch it?
He thought there were people trapped in there who needed rescuing
He wanted to see what was inside it
He was curious to see what it was made of
He was trying to steal a part of it
People believe Ogilvy immediately about the cylinder.
True
False
Soon after, the newspapers run with the story of the cylinder, what was the headline?
"A Message Received from Mars. Remarkable Story from Woking."
"Messages from Space. Remarkable story from Woking!
"A Message Received from Mars. War on the Horizon."
The cylinder opens and the creature inside has:
snake-like tentacles
a body about the size of a bear
skin that glistens like "wet leather"
all of the above
There is a delegation of humans who come close to the cylinder, why?
They have a white flag and are looking for peace
They are curious about the creatures
They are trying to kill the Martians
They are trying to get a better view of the Heat Ray
When the Heat Ray hits someone, what happens?
They are suddenly and momentarily turned to fire
The evaporate instantly
They are killed and melt out of existence
All of the above
When the narrator realises the Martians are killing people with this Heat Ray he:
Runs away weeping silently like a child
Hides himself quickly underneath the dog cart he borrowed
Runs away screaming for everyone to leave
Ducks down into the undergrowth and prays no one finds him
The narrator runs away, and then makes his way home. He chats with some people along the way. It all seems like a strange dream to him now.
True
False
Our narrator isn't hugely reliable... which of these has he said told us he experienced:
terror of the Martians
belieiving it all to be a dream
angry that people aren't talking about it
all of the above
What does the narrator tell his wife to assure her things are ok?
The Martians are weak and unable to work in our gravity
The army will dispose of them
They are not as intelligent as we are and so we will win
It's nothing to worry about, they won't come here, let's have dinner
Most people are not worried about all the building going on in the pit, or that there has been another cylinder fall to Earth.
True
False
On Saturday Morning the Martians attack the narrator's house, and he is forced to flee with his wife to ...
London in a dog cart with a stolen horse
Leatherhead with a borrowed horse and dog cart
Lewis with a borrowed horse and dog cart
While returning the horse and dog cart to the landlord...
Martians attack and the horse dies
The narrator has to crawl home during a storm
The horse bolts and cashes the cart
The narrator has to find his way back in the dark
The next morning looking out over the "fiery chaos" he sees
the landlord
the artilleryman
The Narrator has a sister and there is a chapter dedicated to her experience.
False
True
People in London reacted well and took appropriate actions to avoid the Martian invasion.
True - they left in an orderly fashion
True - they published the exit orders in the papers
False - they didn't believe the reports
False - they panicked when the Martians came to destroy London
