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WorksheetsThere Will Come Soft Rains
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the point of view of the story?
1st Person
3rd Person
Based on the events in the story, what does the title imply?
Rain makes people feel better.
Nature continues despite what humans do.
The rainy season is predictable.
Nature is a weak force.
What conflict, or question, permeates this story?
Will the house survive?
Who built the house?
How old is the house?
How much did the house cost?
Which literary device is used to bring the house to life?
personification
flashback
alliteration
foreshadowing
How does the house react when the dog enters?
The house is glad to finally see someone.
The house is angry because the dog got the floor muddy.
The house is curious about who entered it.
The house is sad that someone interrupted its solitude.
What motivated the dog to want to go into the kitchen?
The dog heard a noise.
The dog saw a bone.
The dog smelled some food.
The dog felt a cool breeze.
What probably happened to the people?
They are extinct due to an earthquake.
They moved away because of the housing costs.
They are extinct due to a nuclear bomb.
They moved away because of the rain.
How did the house keep clean?
by swirling birds
by huge mops
by indoor sprinklers
by robotic mice
Which of these BEST summarizes the cause of the dog’s death?
The dog died because of the lack of human companionship.
The dog died from radiation poisoning or starvation.
The reason the dog died is not available.
The dog died from lung disease.
“The dog ran upstairs, hysterically yelping to each door, at last realizing, as the house realized, that only silence was here.”
What is emphasized with the underlined words in this excerpt?
the anger of the dog
the sound of the dog barking
the loneliness inside of the house
the jealousy of the house towards the dog
Which line from the story revealed the fate of civilization?
“The sun came out from behind the rain.”
“At night the ruined city gave off a radioactive glow which could be seen for miles.”
“The rest was a thin char-coaled layer.”
“It quivered at each sound, the house did.”
“At ten o’clock the house began to die.” This excerpt demonstrates a tone that is . . .
grateful
optimistic
humorous
pessimistic
How did the fire start?
The house was hit by the limb of a tree.
Lightning struck the house.
The wood in the house was too dry.
A coffee pot exploded on the stove.
What is ironic about the poem provided in the story?
It was written by the author of the story.
It has a theme similar to the story.
It ends with the title of the story.
It takes place during the spring.
The fire began to back off because of the “gushing green chemical” coming out of the attic. But the fire was “clever”. How did the fire outwit the house?
It set the nearby trees on fire.
It pretended to go out.
It sent flames outside and into the attic.
It burned through the fire alarm system.
Which line from the story indicates a plot twist?
“The stove was making pancakes . . .”
“Delicately sensing decay at last . . .”
“At ten o’clock the house began to die.”
“The wind blew.”
What is the theme of this story?
The importance of nature.
A house operates on its own.
A dog comes to an untimely death.
The dangers of nuclear warfare.
