Worksheets"Dark They Were and Golden Eyed"
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the setting of the story?
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
What does the term "mood" mean when looking at literature?
When someone is mad
The mood of the author
When a writer reveals the climax
The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for a reader
What is the MAIN mood in the first half of the story when looking at Harry and his actions?
He is excited to be on a new planet and can not wait to make a new life there
He is angry at his wife for wanting to stay
He is annoyed with the other Earth people
He is scared and has a fear of being changed by the Martian environment
What prevents the family's return to Earth?
His family is happy living on Mars
Harry's rocket does not work
An atomic war breaks out on Earth
The tickets were too expensive
What is Harry's first clue that his world is changing?
The peach blossom's change and his garden grows green roses and violet grass
His children want Martian names
Their eyes turn gold
His neighbors calmly accept all the change
'We must get away,' said Bittering. 'We'll eat this stuff and then we'll change -who knows to what. I can't let it happen. There's only one thing to do. Burn this food!''It's not poisoned.''But it is. Subtly, very subtly. A little bit. A very little bit. We mustn't touch it.'He looked with dismay at their house. 'Even the house. The wind's done something to it. The air's burned it. The fog at night. The boards, all warped out of shape. It's not an Earthman's house any more.''Oh, your imagination!'.
Which sentence best depicts or shows a mood of panic?
The air's burned it. The fog at night.
"We must get away", said Bittering. "We'll eat this stuff and then we'll change-who knows to what."
It's not poisoned. But it is. Subtly, very subtly.
It's not an Earthman's house any more.
Author's set MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ____________.
Word choice
Space
Tone
Graphics
What was Mr. Bittering's first impression when they landed on Mars?
This is awesome!!!
Take me back to Earth!
Ew what is this weird food?
Earth people are ugly!
How do the townspeople react to Mr. Bittering's worries?
They are angry
They are excited to change
They are unconcerned
They are worried too
Harry got little assistance from others in building a rocket because
No one else cared about returning to Earth
He was the only person who knew how to build one
Everyone else thought a rocket would arrive soon
He was really cranky and no one liked him
What is the genre of Dark They Were and Golden Eyed?
Comedy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Non-Fiction
Read the following paragraphs.
Mr. Bittering gazed at the Earth settlement far away in the low valley. ‘Such odd, such ridiculous houses the Earth people built.’
‘They didn’t know any better,’ his wife mused. ‘Such ugly people. I’m glad they’ve gone.’They both looked at each other, startled by all they had just finished saying. They laughed.
'Where did they go?' he wondered. He glanced at his wife. She was golden and slender as his daughter. She looked at him, and he seemed almost as young as their eldest son.
The paragraphs emphasize how hard the Bitterings worked to adapt to their new home on Mars.
The paragraphs show that the Bitterings have changed so much they do not remember who they were when they first arrived on Mars.
The paragraphs describe the plans the Bitterings are making to return to their home on Earth.
The paragraph highlights Mrs. Bittering’s fear of what would happen if they stayed on Mars instead of returning to Earth.
Which Spongebob are you today?
Which situation best shows the meaning of the word forlorn?
A soccer team that just won the game
A teenage babysitter watching 2 children play
An abandoned dog sitting alone in the rain
A man on a busy street who missed the bus
What is the "mood" in this passage? The man—right in the middle of the crowded train—began to clip his long, yellow fingernails flicking them onto the floor. He did it slowly, as if he didn't even care that a dozen other people could see and hear him.
Cringe
Romantic
Bored
Happy
Which situation best describes the word subtly
A car flipping over on the highway
The student quietly ate their chips in the back of the class
A dog running from a cat
A teenage girl crying over a boy
What is the correct use of the word recede?
The baker went to recede the cupcakes.
How will we ever recede from this?
We had to wait for the flood waters to recede.
The coffee pot needed to recede.
