Worksheets"Frankenstein"
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1. Which detail(s) should definitely be included in a summary of the play? Choose TWO that apply.
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A. Victor Frankenstein makes the creature and then abandons him.
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B. The Hulk is similar to the creature.
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C. The creature chops firewood for the DeLaceys.
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D. The creature becomes a murderer.
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2. In Scene 4, Victor says he is the “author of a terrible evil.” This line helps readers understand that Victor
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A. has come to see himself as a monster who deserves everything that happens to him.
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B. feels responsible for the creature’s crimes and views the creature as a villain.
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C. realizes that by abandoning the creature, he turned the creature into a monster.
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D. does not know the extent of the creature’s deeds.
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3. In Scene 6, why does the creature tell Mr. De Lacey that he is on his way to visit friends?
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A. He is talking about visiting the De Laceys, whom he thinks of as friends.
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B. He is planning to visit Victor and Elizabeth after talking to Mr. De Lacey.
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C. He needs helping finding Victor.
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D. He is evil and only knows how to lie.
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4. At the start of Scene 9, Victor is about to tell Elizabeth that
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A. he believes the creature must be punished.
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B. they must run away to escape the creature.
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C. he created a monster that became a killer.
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D. he is a failure as a scientist.
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5. In Scene 11, the creature seems sad about Victor’s death. Which detail BEST supports this statement?
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A. The creature decides to spare the captain’s life, which is what Victor would have wanted.
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B. The creature followed Victor all the way to the Arctic to ask forgiveness.
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C. The creature talks about love and hate.
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D. The creature touches Victor’s chest “gently."
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6. Which statement best describes the editorial “This Robot Wants to Help You” in the Scope magazine?
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A. The author expresses her opinion that AI should be developed with caution, using Frankenstein and expert quotes to support her ideas.
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B. The author argues that all AI research should be stopped because of what Frankenstein teaches.
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C. The author tells humorous stories about fictional robots.
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D. The author argues that Stephen Hawking was a better scientist than Victor Frankenstein.
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7. Which detail would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article? (Focus on the purpose of the article)
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(A) Shelley wrote later that it was "a wet, ungenial summer." She said that constant rain often kept them in the house for days.
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(B) Then one night in bed, after a discussion with her friends about the nature of life and the possibility of reanimating the dead, a story came to her.
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(C) A famous demonstration had occurred in 1803 when a current was applied to the body of a hanged criminal.
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(D) Nine years earlier, in 1822, her husband had drowned when a boat he was in sank in a storm in Italy's Gulf of La Spezia. He was 29 years old. She was 24.
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8. Which detail BEST supports the article's central idea (what the article is mostly about)
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(A) "There's a lot of evidence that there were messianic cults and prophesies, and people thinking it was the end of the world," Welt said.
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(B) "I busied myself to think of a story," she wrote years later. "One which would speak to the mysterious fears of our nature, and awaken thrilling horror — one to make the reader dread to look around."
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(C) According to a prison bulletin, when the current was first applied, the jaws of the dead criminal moved. Muscles in his face twisted and one of his eyes opened.
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(D) The pages of "Frankenstein," she wrote, reminded her "of many a walk, many a drive and many a conversation when I was not alone."
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9. Why does the author include the section "Ghost Story Competition"?
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(A) It helps the reader understand how Mary Shelley's competitive attitude produced a great story.
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(B) It helps the reader understand what other important literary figures influenced Mary Shelley.
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(C) It gives the reader context to understand how the "Frankenstein" story was created.
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(D) It gives the reader a deeper understanding of the time period in which "Frankenstein" is set.
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10. Why does the author include the information about galvanism?
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(A) Including this information shows that Shelley stole the idea for "Frankenstein" from scientists.
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(B) Including this information proves that many others had an interest in using electricity to help heal the sick.
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(C) Including this information reveals how depressed Shelley was and how she struggled to treat her condition.
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(D) Including this information shows that Shelley's writing was influenced by popular ideas in science.
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11. Why is the poem titled "Halloween's Mask of Comfort"
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Halloween is the only time the boy can play with his friends without being made fun of, and this is comforting to him.
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The boy's mask is comfortable for him to wear.
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The boy loves Halloween.
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The weather on Halloween night is comfortable.
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12. Which lines from the Frankenstein drama in the Scope magazine best match the feelings expressed by the boy in the poem.
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"The old man cannot see me. Maybe he will not hate me."
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"One by one, everyone onstage sees the creature and flees, until the creature is completely alone."
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"I have no friends. No family. Am I not human?"
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"I promise. No one will see us again."
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13. Which line from the drama shows the internal conflict of both the boy in the poem and Frankenstein in the drama.
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"All I wanted was friendship, but all I was given was hate."
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"Why am I alive?"
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"We will bother no one."
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"Monster, get away from me!"
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14. What is one difference between the boy in the poem and Frankenstein?
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The boy in the poem's frightening looks come from something that happened in his past, and Frankenstein's frightening looks are a result of how he was created.
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The boy in the poem expresses his hurt by hurting others while Frankenstein is very gentle.
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The boy in the poem wants friendship, but Frankenstein only wants to be alone.
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Frankenstein only comes out on Halloween, but the boy in the poem comes out on sunny days in the public street
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15. I won't be at the office at eight o'clock. However, I'll be _______________ at nine.
a)
there
b)
their
c)
they're
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16. Sam and William are still sleeping because _________ very tired.
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there
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their
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they're
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17. ______________ were lots of people lined up outside the movie theater.
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there
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their
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they're
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18. Our bicycles are old, but __________ bicycles are new.
a)
there
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their
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they're
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19. They can't find ______________ seats on the plane.
a)
there
b)
their
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they're
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20. The kids are outside because ______________ playing in the garden.
a)
there
b)
their
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they're
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