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“A Sound of Thunder” Pre-test

1. Plot: a. explains what the story is about.b. is the series of events in a story.c. is the universal message in the

story.d. summarizes what happened in the

story.2. Foreshadowing is:

a. the unusual statements or strong warnings issued by a character in the story in indicate what will happen later.

b. using your background knowledge to figure out what will happen next in the story.

c. when the reader makes an inference.

d. creating a shadow puppet with your fingers to create the number four.

3. The first element of plot is called the:a. resolution b. exposition c. climax d. falling action

4. Which of the following is the most intense moment of a work of literature?

a. falling action b. exposition c. climax d. resolution

5. The reader should infer that _________ at the end of the selection?

a. Eckels is put him back into the time machine to change fix his mistake.

b. Mr. Travis kills Eckels by shooting him.

c. Mr. Travis makes him go back to retrieve the bullet from the T-Rex’s head.

d. Mr. Travis leaves Eckels 60 million years in the past.

6. What is unique about the dinosaurs chosen for the hunt?

a. They are all extinct.b. They do not know when they died.c. They are proven to have not been

apart of evolution.d. They are marked with a red “x”.

7. ____ is a synonym for the word “destroy”.a. undulate b. annihilate c. infinitesimally d. resilient

8. Her license was _________ for driving while under the influence of alcohol.

a. tainted b. sheathed c. revoked d. approved

9. Many advertisers hide ________ messages in their commercials.

a. tainted b. expendable c. primeval d. subliminal

10. When forced to travel with one carry-on bag, she decided to part with anything that was ____________.

a. expendable b. revokable c. undulated d. profound

11. What word(s) describes the main character’s most dominate conflict?

a. Fearb. Low self-esteemc. Povertyd. Peer pressure

12. Suspense is defined as:a. utilization of text clues to make a

reasonable guess.b. excitement or tension within a story.c. an unusual statement or strong

warning.d. travel backward and forward.

13. A protagonist is:a. The character of force working

against another character.b. The main character of the story.c. An internal force of motivation in the

main character.d. The character that is always

involved in the conflict; changes through the course of the plot.

e. Both b and cf. Both b and d

14. Read the following line: “I’ve hunted tiger, wild boar, buffalo, elephant, but now this is it… I’m shaking like a kid.” The tone of this line is one of :

a. Anxietyb. Fearc. Elatednessd. Anger

15. What year does the story take place?a. AD 1776b. AD 2065c. AD 2055d. AD 1492