Comprehension
Subject/Verb Agreement
Story Elements
People
All About Eckles
100

The untimely death of this insect ultimately cause the future to change.

What is a butterfly?

100

The dinosaurs (was/were) going to die anyway.

What is "were"?

100

The time and place of a story

What is setting?

100

This man went on his first dinosaur hunt and ended up changing the entire future.

Who is Eckles?

100

This is the specific type of dinosaur Eckles paid to shoot.

What is a Tyrannosaurus Rex?

200

Only dinosaurs marked with this can be killed on the hunt.

What is red paint?

200

Time Safari, Inc. (is/are) a fun place to hunt extinct animals.

What is "is"?

200

How characters are presented to the reader.

What is characterization?

200

This man marks doomed dinosaurs for hunters to shoot later.

Who is Lesparance?

200

What Eckles does when the dinosaur attacks.

What is runs away?

300

Eckles strays off the path because of this emotion.

What is panic?

300

Little actions can (have, has) big consequences.

What is "have"?

300

The most intense and dramatic part of the story.

What is the climax?

300

This man leads the hunt.

Who is Mr. Travis?

300

The first thing Eckels notices once he returns.

What is the sign's spelling?

400

A Sound of Thunder is a short story that fits this genre.

What is Science Fiction (sci-fi)?

400

Eckles (don't, doesn't) understand the dangers of a time-traveling safari at the beginning of the story.

What is "doesn't"?

400

The climax includes the confrontation (and resolution) of this integral part of the plot.

What is the conflict?

400

This man wrote A Sound of Thunder.

Who is Ray Bradbury?

400

One of the animals Eckles had hunted before taking the Time Safari.

What are tiger, wild boar, buffalo, or elephant?

500

The last line of the story, "There was a sound of thunder" actually refers to this sound.

What is a rifle shot?

500

Anybody (has, have) a chance to hunt a dinosaur with Time Safari, Inc.

What is "has"?

500

This part of the plot diagram includes the setting and background information.

What is the exposition?

500

These two men ran for president.  One of them one in the original present, the other won in the alternative future.

Who are Keith and Deutscher?

500

Eckles had to put his arms in the dead dinosaur's mouth to retrieve these.

What are bullets?