WorksheetsThere Will Come Soft Rains
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Who wrote the short story "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
Kurt Vonnegut
Alice Walker
Ray Bradbury
JD Salinger
What is the setting of "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
Allendale, California
Orlando, Florida
San Diego, California
Lincoln, Nebraska
Why is the house personified in the story?
Because only the animals are seen in the story
Because the house does everything for the people so they're lazy
Because none of the characters ever speak
Because there are no human characters
Why was the city "rubble and ashes"?
There was an earthquake
There was a nuclear explosion
There was a hurricane
There was a wildfire
What was burned onto the side of the house?
The dog playing outside
The mother's garden
Wild animals
A silhouette of the family
When does the story take place?
January, 1950
July, 2010
August, 2026
November, 1941
What causes the house to catch fire?
Lightening
An electrical shortage
Food burning in the oven
A tree branch through the window
How does the house respond to the fire?
It tries to put it out
It doesn't do anything
It goes about it's regular routine
It opens all the windows and doors
What finally happens to the house?
It's able to put out the fire
It burns down
It scares away all animals
It's left standing in spite of the fire
How does Bradbury's description of the spreading fire suggest the limits of technology?
Nature cannot go up against the power of technology.
Technology will always be more powerful that nature.
Nature will never be powerful enough to overcome the advancements of technology.
As advanced as the house's protective features are, technology can't overcome the power of nature.
What do the poem and the short story have in common?
The same person wrote both
The theme that nature will always triumph over technology
The idea that technology is superior to nature
They were both written after World War 2
What is the definition of "charred"?
Parched by thirst
A shadow
Become discolored
Burnt and blackened
What does "silhouette" mean?
The outline of something against a lighter background
To shutdown
An irrational fear brought on by mental illness
Bubbled and blistered from heat
Why is the poem important when reading the story?
Because the poem is in the story
Because the same person wrote both
Because the poem has similar themes to the story
Because the story is based off the poem
What year was "There Will Come Soft Rains" published?
1950
2000
1918
1941
"There Will Come Soft Rains" was influenced by what historical events?
Chernobyl
World War 2
World War 1
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Who wrote the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
Robert Frost
Shel Silverstein
Sara Teasdale
Edgar Allan Poe
"There Will Come Soft Rains" the poem was written after which war?
The Cold War
World War 1
The Revolutionary War
The Civil War
