WorksheetsJourneys Comprehension Test Invasion From Mars Lesson #6
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Where do the EVENTS of this PLAY take place?
in outer space
in a radio station
inside a metal cylinder
on a farm in New Jersey
How does Carl Phillips show his impatience with Mr. Wilmuth?
He cuts off Mr. Wilmuth's story.
He asks Mr. Wilmuth to sit down
He refuses to speak to Mr. Wilmuth.
He asks Mr. Wilmuth to write an atricle.
What happens immediately after the top of the metal cylinder falls to the ground?
The entire field catches on fire.
A creature comes out of the cylinder.
The police captain confers with a professor.
Carl Phillips interviews the owner of the farm.
Why do the captain and policeman hold a white handkerchief tied to a pole as they approach the metal obect?
They want to clean the object.
They want to use the pole as a weapon.
They believe the aliens use handkerchiefs.
They want to show that they will do no harm.
How does the reader learn the MOST about the CHARACTERS in the PLAY?
through how the characters act
through what the characters say
through the way the characters move
through the descriptions of an omniscient narrator
Read these STAGE DIRECTIONS from the END SCENE.
(Crash of microphone.......then DEAD SILENCE)
How does the SCENE MOST LIKELY END??
another cylinder drops from the sky into the field
Mr. Willmuth captures the strange creature from the cylinder
Phillips drops his microphone and runs away from the field
The creature from the cylinder captures the spectators with its tentacles
Which descriptive sentence in the PLAY provides the BEST evidence that the metal cylinder comes from another planet?
"The metal casing is definitely extraterrestrial."
"The end of the thing is beginning to flake off."
"The monster or whatever it is can hardly move."
"Hundreds of cars are parked in a field in the back of us."
Which character in the play speaks MOST FORMALLY?
Mr. Willmuth
the policeman
Professor Pierson
The creature in the cylinder
Which sentence from the play is the BEST example of INFORMAL SPEECH?
"I don't know what to think."
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this Mr. Wilmuth."
"I seen a kinda greenish streak and then zingo."
"This things is smooth and, as you can see, of cylindrical shape."
What MOST LIKELY explains the different levels of formality in Phillips's and Mr. Wilmuth's speech?
Philips's job as a reporter requires formality.
Mr. Wilmuth is trying to advertise his farm on the radio
Mr. Wilmuth is scared of the metal cylinder, while Phillips is not.
Phillips is trying to impress Professor Pierson, while Mr. Wilmuth does not care.
