Free Printable War of the Worlds Fiction Excerpt

1.

1 What do paragraphs 6 and 7 reveal about Ogilvy?

a)

He is experienced in studying meteorites.

b)

He is a scientist.

c)

He is usually a brave person.

d)

He is more curious than scared.

2.

Which sentence(s) best explains how Ogilvy knew the cylinder was from Mars?

a)

The cylinder was artificial— hollow—with an end that screwed out! Something within the cylinder was unscrewing the top!

b)

At once, with a quick mental leap, he linked the Thing with the flash upon Mars.

c)

The thought of the confined creature was so dreadful to him that he forgot the heat and went forward to the cylinder to help turn.

d)

By eight o’clock a number of boys and unemployed men had already started for the common to see the “dead men from Mars.” _________________________________________________________________________________

3.

Which word from paragraph 4 provides context that supports the meaning of the word shivered?

a)

amidst

b)

splinters

c)

fragments

d)

descent

4.

4 Based on paragraph 2, the reader can conclude that the Thing -

a)

will cause a change in the narrator’s life

b)

is not something to worry about

c)

is only a falling star from outer space

d)

will have dangerous creatures from Mars

5.

What tone is found throughout the excerpt?

a)

Enthusiasm

b)

Apprehension

c)

Uncertainty

d)

Anticipation

6.

Read the sentence from paragraph 19.

"Henderson went into the railway station at once, in order to telegraph the news to London."

Based on the sentence, the reader can conclude that -

a)

the story was written in another country

b)

people in the town did not own cars

c)

the story took place in the late 1800s

d)

news was an important form of communication

7.

In paragraph 10, the word irresolute means -

a)

weak

b)

uncertain

c)

decisive

d)

shocked

8.

8 The author includes paragraph 20 to -

a)

analyze the problem with the story getting out

b)

address an inaccuracy in the newspaper article

c)

suggest that the men inside the cylinder were dead

d)

explain how quickly the story spread and changed

9.

The act of the narrator heading to the sand -pits at the end of the excerpt implies that -

a)

many people will read the article and also go to see the Thing

b)

the narrator is not cautious enough by heading to see the Martians

c)

something bad will happen to the narrator when he gets to the sand -pits

d)

the narrator is a curious person by nature and enjoys studying outer space

10.

Which line from the excerpt best foreshadows that the Thing might be more than simply a meteorite?

a)

Then came the night of the first falling star.

b)

a line of flame high in the atmosphere

c)

taken it for an ordinary falling star

d)

as leaving a greenish streak behind it

War of the Worlds Fiction Excerpt

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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