WorksheetsLang Development - There Will Come Soft Rains
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the most likely meaning of the word attending as it is used in this sentence?
The man stayed at his daughter’s bedside while she had the flu, attending to her by giving her water and wiping her
brow when she woke throughout the night.
taking charge of
making believe that
helping or caring for
listening carefully to
If a writer manipulated words to create an advertisement, what did the writer do?
treated words badly
used words skillfully
corrected another writer's mistakes
persuaded people to like her writing
Which of the following situations is most likely to make a person feel tremulous?
performing a solo while experiencing stage fright
learning an exam has been moved to a later date
getting a good grade on a research paper
hearing one's favorite song on the radio
Read this passage from “There Will Come Soft Rains.”
The house was an altar with ten thousand attendants, big, small, servicing, attending, in choirs.
But the gods had gone away, and the ritual of the religion continued senselessly, uselessly.
Which answer choice gives the most important reason the author chose to make this comparison?
to show that the house works without a purpose now that the people it served are gone
to show that the house continues to function exactly as it did when people lived there
to show that the house has destroyed the people instead of serving them
to show that the house was once a popular and well-attended church
Which sentence from “There Will Come Soft Rains” is an example of personification?
The garden sprinklers whirled up in golden founts, filling the soft morning air with scatterings of brightness.
The dog ran upstairs, hysterically yelping to each door, at last realizing, as the house realized, that only silence was here.
At four o'clock the tables folded like great butterflies back through the paneled walls.
The wind blew. A falling tree bough crashed through the kitchen window. Cleaning solvent, bottled, shattered over the stove
In “There Will Come Soft Rains,” the house starts out cheerful and efficient and changes as the story progresses. Which description best explains how the house is personified during the fire?
It becomes uncaring and stops trying to work.
It becomes frantic and works at an insane pace.
It becomes more cheerful and denies any problem.
It becomes detached and works even more efficiently.
What does the Latin root -man- mean?
hand
name
person
month
The word bimanual contains the prefix bi- means “two.” Use this information as well as your knowledge of the root -man- to choose the correct definition of bimanual.
having two names
involving two people
happening every two months
requiring the use of two hands
What type of parallel element can be found in the following sentence?
The house’s exterior resembled a nineteenth-century farmhouse, with majestic black columns,
a wooden porch swing, and a large black door.
parallel adverbs
parallel verb phrases
parallel adverb phrases
parallel adjective phrases
Which sentence correctly uses parallel verb phrases?
An electronic maid had cooked dinner, had cleaned the dishes, and then was put away for the night by the house's owner.
The dust was swept up by the electronic vacuum, and the floors were cleaned by an automated mop.
The garage door has opened automatically, and the car is driven away by a robot chauffeur.
Tiny lawnmowers have been circling the lawn, and each blade of grass is carefully clipped.
