Comprehension
Where do the events of Adventures From Mars Take Place?
On a farm in New Jersey
Which character in the play speaks MOST formally?
Professor Pierson
What MOST likely explains the different levels of formality in Phillips's and Mr. Wilmuth's speech?
Phillips's job as a reporter requires formality.
What is the correct way to divide the word jacket into syllables?
Jac ket
or
Jack et
Jack et
Which type of verb is the word has in the sentence below?
Shameka has discovered a hidden passageway.
main verb
action verb
helping verb
action verb
How does Carl Phillips show his impatience with Mr. Wilmuth?
He cuts off Mr. Wilmuth's story
Which sentence form the play is the BEST example of informal speech?
"I seen a kinda greenish streak and then zingo!"
or
"This thing is smooth and, as you can see, of cylindrical shape."
"I seen a kinda greenish streak and then zingo!"
How is Carl Phillip's language different form Mr. Wilmuth's language.
Phillip's language is more formal than Wilmuth's because he is a news reporter. Phillips doesn't use slang. He addresses Wilmuth as Mr. Wilmuth and says, "Thank you," at the end of the interview.
What is the correct way to divide the word clothing into syllables?
Cloth ing
Cl othing
Cloth ing
Which type of verb is in the sentence below?
Selena is reading her book of amazing facts.
main verb
helping verb and main verb
helping verb and main verb
What happens immediately after the top of the metal cylinder falls to the ground?
A creature comes out of the cylinder.
Read these stage directions from the end of the scene.
(Crash of microphone... then dead silence)
How does the scene MOST likely end?
Phillips drops his microphone and runs away from the field.
What is "Flag of truce"? What problem might there be with using this symbol?
The white flag is a symbol of peace, but creatures from outer space may not know what it means.
What is the correct way to divide the word vanish into syllables?
Van ish
va nish
Van ish
Which type of verb is the word was in the sentence below?
The plant was falling over
action verb
linking verb
linking verb
Why do the captain and policeman hold a white handkerchief tied to a pole as they approach the metal object?
They want to show that they will do no harm.
Which descriptive sentence in the play provides the BEST evidence that the metal cylinder comes from another planet?
"The metal casing is definitely extraterrestrial."
or
"The end of the thing is beginning to flake off!"
How does dialogue help you picture the setting of the play?
The reporter gives details, such as hundreds of cars parked in a field and bright headlights shining on the crater.
What is the correct way to divide the word leather into syllables?
Leath er
Lea ther
Leath er
Which type of verb is the word are in the sentence below?
Bennie and Hannah are playing their favorite sport.
Action verb
Helping verb
Helping verb
How does the reader learn the MOST about the characters in the play?
Through what characters say.
What do you infer from the last paragraph and the stage direction that follows?
Now the whole field's caught fire.(Explosion) The woods... the barns... the gas tanks of automobiles...it's spreading everywhere. It's coming this way. About twenty yards to my right...
(Crash of microphone...then dead silence.)
The fire is spreading and the reporter has dropped his microphone to run away.
Which the correct way to divide the word orchard into syllables?
Orc hard
Or chard
Or chard
Which type of verb is the word were in the sentence below?
main verb
linking verb
linking verb