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WorksheetsDark They Were and Golden Eyed Quiz Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
In "Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed," what is Mr. Bittering's first clue that his world is changing?
His children want to adopt Martian names.
His garden grows green roses and purple grass.
His wife's and his children's eyes turn a golden color.
His neighbors calmly accept all the changes around them.
In the story, what does Mr. Bittering do to cope with his fears about living on Mars? Choose TWO options.
He listens to Harry Styles and reads, staying in his Martian home as much as possible.
He tries to build a rocket to take his family back to Earth.
He persuades his wife and family to return with him to Earth.
He encourages his family to change their names and act like Martians.
He concentrates on his work on their small farm and other chores.
If a road can correctly be described as submerged in water, which of the following must be true?
Base your answer on the meaning of submerged.
The road is impossible to navigate.
The area has experienced a long drought.
The location of the road is high in the mountains.
The road needs extensive work by the highway department.
What is the most accurate meaning of atmosphere in this sentence?
The atmosphere of the Earth consists of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases.
space
chemistry
cloud cover
surrounding air
Which of the following situations could best be used to illustrate the meaning of forlorn?
Base your answer off the meaning of forlorn.
a soccer team that has just won a game
a teenage babysitter watching two young children play
an abandoned dog sitting alone in the rain
a busy man on a city street who has just missed a bus
In the story, what does the constant wind on Mars most likely represent?
The power of the environment to completely change the Earth people.
The sadness that Mr. Bittering feels when he cannot return to Earth.
The very hot weather on Mars that disturbs most Earth people.
The destruction of the Earth people's settlement on Mars.
Which of the following quotations from “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” contains a simile?
The man felt . . . the tissues of his body draw tight as if he were standing at the center of a vacuum.
At any moment the Martian air might draw his soul from him.
A few tremblings shook him, but were carried off in waves of pleasant heat as he lay in the sun.
And then the water can build on that skeleton—green things, deep water things, red things, yellow things.
Which of the following quotations from “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” contains an example of personification?
The children, small seeds, might at any instant be sown to all the Martian climes.
They saw the old cities, lost in their meadows, lying like children’s delicate bones. . .
“I feel like a salt crystal,” he said, “in a mountain stream, being washed away.”
The fear would not be stopped. It had his throat and heart.
Which of the following quotations from “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” contains an example of a simile?
Choose TWO answers.
The children, small seeds, might at any instant be sown to all the Martian climes.
They saw the old cities, lost in their meadows, lying like children’s delicate bones. . .
“I feel like a salt crystal,” he said, “in a mountain stream, being washed away.”
The fear would not be stopped. It had his throat and heart.
Which of the following words is a synonym of destroy?
uncover
upset
copy
ruin
In the following sentence, you could replace scary with terrifying, a
synonym.
My brother likes roller coasters, but I find them quite scary.
Which sentence best explains the difference between the synonyms?
Terrifying suggests a much more powerful feeling of fear.
Scary suggests a feeling that is imaginary instead of real.
Scary suggests a sense of resentment toward the brother.
Terrifying suggests a sense of fun and adventure.
The rover Curiosity is discovering facts about Mars _________ than scientists expected.
strangest
quicklier
more quickly
most important
Both the story text and the radio play versions of “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” include Harry Bittering as a character. Which statement best explains how the two versions develop his character?
The story text’s narration directly reveals Harry’s thoughts and feelings, which must be inferred through his dialogue in the radio play.
The radio play’s music and sound effects build on Harry’s thoughts and fears, which are not as well supported in the story text.
The radio play’s dialogue and the actor’s interpretation of it create a better sense of his feelings than the story text’s narration does.
The story text’s specific focus on Harry develops a stronger character than the radio play’s focus on his entire family does.
Which of the following are the most significant differences between the story and the radio play version of “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed”?
The story features fewer characters than the radio play does.
The children play a smaller role in the radio play than they do in the story
text.
The adaptation for the radio play leaves out important information from the written story.
The ideas presented in the story’s narration are often left out or presented in dialogue in the radio play.
The radio play not only relies on the words of the text but also adds sound effects, music, and silence to bring the story to life.
Which statement best describes the effect of beginning the radio play version of “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” with an excerpt from the middle of the story text?
Starting with this excerpt quickly establishes Mars as a threat and creates a feeling of dread in the audience.
Because the excerpt is out of context, it makes little sense until the radio play reaches the middle of the plot.
Beginning in the middle of the plot makes the radio play seem more modern than the text.
The introductory excerpt sets up the audience to be surprised by the twist at the end of the plot.
