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WorksheetsThere Will Come Soft Rains
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Bases on the details of the story, you can conclude that the family
knew they were going to die
did not like living in their house
started a nuclear war
did not expect to die
Which word best describes the actions of the house in this story?
sneaky
stubborn
mechanical
understanding
Which time period is covered by the events in this story?
one complete day
a morning from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm
an evening from 5:00pm to 9:00 pm
two weeks
The speaker in "There Will Come Soft Rains" believes that the war
overshadows the arrival of spring
goes unnoticed by nature
will devastate nature
mirrors the actions of animals
The speaker in "There Will Come Soft Rains" believes that nature will
change every spring
cause a war
perish during spring
outlast humans
Which of the following events occurs first in the story?
Robotic mice clean away the body of a dog that has died.
A computer voice reads aloud a favorite poem.
During a storm, a tree limb falls and breaks a kitchen window.
A man cuts the lawn while a woman picks flowers.
What is strange about the messages read by the voices in the house?
Everything the voices say is untrue.
No one is alive to hear them.
The voices predict peace, not war.
They are too soft to be heard.
What event happens last?
The house burns in a fire.
A dog dies inside the house.
A voice reads a poem aloud.
The family dies.
What does the house do in the evening?
It sends robot mice to clean the house.
It cooks and serves a meal.
It reads a favorite poem aloud.
It sets playing cards on a table.
Based on the details in the story, you can conclude that the family died
in a fire caused by burning chemicals
as a result of a nuclear blast
under the attack by robotic appliances
while running away from an army
What causes the final destruction of the house?
A foreign enemy unleashes a nuclear blast.
The programming runs wild and the house self-destructs.
The family destroys the home themselves.
A fire starts after a tree crashes through a window.
Someone who is oblivious is
not very intelligent
obviously incorrect
paying no attention
easily distracted
What does sublime mean?
awful
intelligent
splendid
awkward
A silhouette is
long answer
home robot
rhyming poem
dark outline
What does manipulate mean?
move
measure
make
mix
Someone with paranoia feels
an irrational fear
a strong passion
an uncontrollable anger
a lively energy
What does tremulous mean?
careful
awake
trembling
stiff
