WorksheetsThere will come soft rains. By: Ray Bradbury
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
chimed means
rang; made the sound of a bell
being present; taking care of things
carefully; with grace and gentleness
waved gently
attending means
rang; made the sound of a bell
being present; taking care of things
carefully; with grace and gentleness
waved gently
delicately means
being present; taking care of things
waved gently
carefully; with grace and gentleness
managed or controlled through clever moves
fluttered means
waved gently
managed or controlled through clever moves
Trembling; quivering; timid; fearful
carefully; with grace and gentleness
manipulated means
carefully; with grace and gentleness
waved gently
Trembling; quivering; timid; fearful
managed or controlled through clever moves
tremulous means
carefully; with grace and gentleness
waved gently
managed or controlled through clever moves
Trembling; quivering; timid; fearful
How does the reader learn where and when “There Will Come Soft Rains” takes place?
The date and location are burned into the side of the house.
The reader must figure it out using a variety of clues throughout the story.
An electronic device states the time, date, and location at the beginning of the story.
There is a newspaper on the kitchen table that shows the date and location of the story.
. Where are the human beings in “There Will Come Soft Rains”?
They are at work or at school.
They have moved to a different city
They have been killed by a nuclear bomb
They are being held prisoner in the basement of an automated house.
Which details show what has happened to the owners of the house in “There Will Come Soft Rains”?
The stove prepares a breakfast that goes uneaten.
Mrs. McClellan likes to listen to poetry in the evenings.
The house keeps itself clean and protects itself from harm.
The shapes of four people are burned into the side of the house.
How does the automated house “die” in “There Will Come Soft Rains”?
. It is blown up in a nuclear blast.
The electronic mice tear it down.
It catches on fire and is unable to put the fire out.
The owners move away, and the house stops functioning
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 that 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
. 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.
. What does the Latin root -man- mean?
hand
name
person
month
The word bimanual contains the prefix bi-, which 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
What words in this passage are an example of parallel adverbs?
Nearly everything about the house is automated, including robot maids, electric toothbrushes, and self-making beds. And yet, its owners seem perpetually busy and move through their lives hurriedly, frantically.
is; seem
robot; electric
automated; house
hurriedly; frantically
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 lawn mowers have been circling the lawn, and each blade of grass is carefully clipped.
-What is the setting of the story?
Allendale, California, May 4, 1976
Albertsville, California ,August 4, 2026
Albertsville, California ,August 4, 2020
Albertsville, California,May 4, 2026
Who is the main character within the story?
A house.
A dog
A family of four
A talking computer
What was the purpose of the electrical mice?
Their purpose was to complain
Their purpose was to let the dog inside.
Their purpose was to help cook.
Their purpose was to clean the house
Who wrote the short story "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
Kurt Vonnegut
Alice Walker
Ray Bradbury
JD Salinger
-Why was the city "rubble and ashes"?
There was an earthquake
There was a nuclear explosion
There was a hurricane
There was a wildfire
What was burned onto the side of the house?
The dog playing outside
The mother's garden
Wild animals
A silhouette of the family
What causes the house to catch fire?
Lightening
An electrical shortage
Food burning in the oven
A tree branch through the window
How does the house respond to the fire?
It tries to put it out
-It doesn't do anything
It goes about it's regular routine
It opens all the windows and doors
Personification is a figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
TRUE
FALSE
Setting, or time and place of the action, merely provides a backdrop for the action.
TRUE
FALSE
Parallelism is the use of similar grammatical forms or patterns to express similar ideas. Effective use of parallelism adds rhythm and balance to writing and strengthens connections among ideas..
TRUE
FALSE
