WorksheetsDark They Were and Golden-Eyed
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
What event prevents the family's return to Earth?
The family is happy living on Mars
The return ticket costs too much money
Harry's rocket doesn't work
An atomic war breaks out on Earth
What is Harry's first clue that his world is changing?
His children want Martian names
The peach blossoms change color and his garden grows green roses and purple grass
Their eyes turn golden
His neighbors calmly accept all of the change
What was Mr. Bittering's first impression when they landed on Mars?
This is awesome!!!
Take me back to earth!
Ew what's this weird food?
Earth people are ugly!
Which characteristic makes it clear that this is a fictional piece of literature?
The colorful setting
The description of family members
The use of dialogue
The setting is on Mars
Which word best describes the character of Harry Bittering at the beginning of the story
Loud
Paranoid
Demanding
Quiet
What is Harry's greatest fear when he arrived on Mars?
He'd be killed by Martians
He'd have trouble growing food.
He'd dislike the climate.
He'd lose his true self.
"Something made him check everything each morning-- warm hearth, potted blood-geraniums-- precisely as if he expected something to be amiss." What is a synonym for amiss?
humorous
wrong
delightful
painful
"The man felt his hair flutter and the tissues of his body draw tight as if he were standing at the center of a vacuum."
simile
metaphor
personification
None of the above
"The children, small seeds, might at any instant be sown to all the Martian climes."
simile
metaphor
personification
None of the above
"The wind blew, whining."
simile
metaphor
personification
None of the above
"At any moment the Martian air might draw his soul from him, as marrow comes from a white bone."
simile
metaphor
personification
None of the above
"He saw the old cities, lost and lying like children's delicate bones among the blowing lakes of grass."
simile
metaphor
personification
None of the above
What phrase best represents something being submerged?
In the atmosphere
In the ground
Under water
In outer space
True or False, atmosphere is known as the air around and above us?
True
False
Which of the following options best represents forlorn?
A player celebrating a win with the team
A child getting punished for misbehaving
A baby bird fallen out of the nest, waiting for the mother to return
How can you tell if a story is science fiction?
It combines science and imagination.
It is set in the present day.
One character is a scientist
The story is about technology.
Which definition best represents the word "canal"?
A trench dug in the ground in order to escape.
A triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river.
A waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships.
