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Worksheets"Signs" by M. Night Shyamalan
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 42mins
Graham Hess is the
antagonist
protagonist
supporting character
alien
Graham Hess has lost his faith in God because of his wife's sudden death. What type of conflict is this?
person vs. person
person vs. self
person vs. nature
person vs. unknown
Bo leaves multiple glasses of water around the house. Later we find out that water is a weakness of the aliens.
flashback
situational irony
foreshadowing
characterization
While the characters did not die, the picture in the book about aliens that showed the house being attacked by aliens was an example of:
flashback
situational irony
conflict
foreshadowing
The year is 1991 and it is in Buck's County Pennsylvania on a farm. This is the ...
conflict
setting
irony
character trait
Morgan being angry with his dad over his mom's death is what type of conflict?
person vs. person
person vs. self
person vs. nature
person vs. fate
Morgan is upset that his dad couldn't protect and save his mom. Meanwhile, Graham is mad at God for the same reason. This is an example of...
person vs. person conflict
situational irony
character traits
dramatic irony
The viewers keep getting little pieces of ,what happened in the past, the night Colleen died through Graham's dreams. This literary element is called...
flashback
foreshadowing
plot
dramatic irony
Morgan being saved by his asthma instead of it killing him is an example of...
foreshadowing
flashback
situational irony
none of the above
During the conversation Merrill had with the army recruiter, the recruiter makes reference to the military process of doing "recon". It turns out, this is exactly what the aliens were doing. That conversation was an example of ...
flashback
foreshadowing
verbal irony
conflict
During his conversation with Graham, Ray Reddy says he is going to the lake because he feels the crop circles are set up far from water. He deduces that they (the aliens) may not like water. This is an example of...
verbal irony
flashback
foreshadowing
conflict
Before the alien invasion, the Hess family was emotionally broken. However, at the end of the movie, they seem to have found happiness again. Therefore, the alien invasion actually brought them back together. This is an example of...
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
none of the above
Bo is clairvoyant ( sees into the future), sweet, quirky, quiet. .
True
False
Merrill's skills with a bat come in handy at the end when he uses his bat to help defeat the alien.
true
false
Graham's faith is restored at the end of the movie.
true
false
Merrill came to live with Graham and the kids after Collen died so that he could help them out.
true
false
There were 2 antagonists in this movie. One was the aliens and the other was Ray Reddy.
true
false
Graham's loss of faith almost made him miss all of the signs that were in front of him.
true
false
The dinner scene revealed that Morgan was mad at God too.
true
false
M. Night Shyamalan makes an appearance in all of his movies.
true
false
What are 2 themes of the movie, "Signs"?
Aliens are always hostile
Everyone has a weakness
Life is full of coincidence, there is no such thing as signs.
Signs are everywhere if you choose to see them.
Bo says, "There is a monster in my room, can I have a glass of water? This is an example of:
simile
foreshadowing
dramatic irony
personification
What is the significance of Merrill's bat?
It helps defeat the aliens
It is a symbol of hope
It is a family heirloom
It is used for self-defense
Who directed the movie?
M. Night Shyamalan
Steven Spielberg
Christopher Nolan
Quentin Tarantino
What is the significance of the crop circles?
They are a message from aliens
They are a natural phenomenon
They are a government conspiracy
They are a hoax
