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WorksheetsThe Monsters Are Due On Maple Street Test
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the mood at the beginning of the play?
When Tommy tells Mr. Brand not to go downtown, he says, “They don’t want you to.” Who is Tommy talking about?
All of the following events make the residents nervous EXCEPT
Which one is NOT a reason the neighborhood was nervous?
one man's mower stops working
the power goes out
Between which characters does the conflict of the story happen?
Aliens are actually real
You should have evidence to back up your claims
It is ok to blame people for things without proof
_______ conflict is when one character has a problem with another character.
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Nature
___________ conflict is when a character has a problem deciding what to do or what to think.
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Nature
_________ conflict is when the character has a problem with a force of nature.
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Nature
Which statement expresses the main idea of "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"?
A boy convinces people that aliens have invaded their quiet neighborhood.
People in a typical American neighborhood turn on each other when they think their street has been invaded by aliens.
Aliens are planning to take over Earth by causing trouble in one neighborhood after another.
Which statement best describes the author's purpose in the story?
to express the opinion that human beings are their worst enemies
to influence people to take stories of alien invasion more seriously
to persuade people to support NASA and space exploration
"Maple Street, USA, late summer" is the __ of "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street."
plot
theme
setting
Who are the humans' worst enemies?
themselves
Pete Van Horn
leprechauns
Charlie
Les Goodman
Convince means:
to persuade someone
to search for something
to steal something
Identify means to
to locate or see something
to steal something
to persuade
Meaning of Affect
to change something
to persuade
to locate or see something
Which spelling is correct?
Affect
Afect
Affekt
Which spelling is correct?
convince
konvince
convinse
Which spelling is correct?
identify
idintify
idantify
