WorksheetsThere Will Come Soft Rains Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does preoccupation mean?
being engrossed in something else.
a feeling of anxiety, nervousness, mistrust
a burrow for small animals
a super hot oven that burns waste
What does paranoia mean?
being engrossed in something else.
a feeling of anxiety, nervousness, mistrust
a burrow for small animals
a super hot oven that burns waste
What is an incinerator?
being engrossed in something else.
a feeling of anxiety, nervousness, mistrust
a burrow for small animals
a super hot oven that burns waste
What is a warren?
being engrossed in something else.
a feeling of anxiety, nervousness, mistrust
a burrow for small animals
a super hot oven that burns waste
What are reinforcements?
an army unit
to show
shaking or quivering
back up
What are regiments?
an army unit
to show
shaking or quivering
back up
What does tremulous mean?
an army unit
to show
shaking or quivering
back up
What does manifest mean?
an army unit
to show
shaking or quivering
back up
What does oblivious mean?
protective layer
unaware
fragments from an explosion
beauty, excellence
What is a sheathing?
protective layer
unaware
fragments from an explosion
beauty, excellence
What does sublime mean?
protective layer
unaware
fragments from an explosion
beauty, excellence
What is shrapnel?
protective layer
unaware
fragments from an explosion
beauty, excellence
Who wrote "There Will Come Soft Rains?"
Jane Austen
Ray Bradbury
P. J. Wodehouse
Laurie Halse Anderson
What year is "There Will Come Soft Rains" set in?
1950
2026
3056
2020
What does dystopia mean?
a perfect place
a place of rest
an imperfect world
a joyful land
There is an omniscient narrator in "There Will Come Soft Rains." What does omniscient mean?
has a limited perspective
knows everything - all-knowing
switches between narrators
rude, or untrustworthy
