Science Fiction
What is the setting of the story?
Mars
The story says:
“Here we go,” he said—a man standing on the edge of a sea, ready to wade in and be drowned."
What feeling does this give?
A. sadness
B. A scary or fearful feeling
C. Panic
D. Unsure/confused
B. A scary or fearful feeling
How does the setting of Mars influence the events in the story and how things change?
Hint: How does Mars change the people and their environment?
Mars makes the Earth people change into Martians. All of the Earth's people's plants and food start changing as well.
Choose the phrase that correctly fixes the sentence:
Running quickly, the finish line was crossed.
A. The runner crossed the finish line while running quickly.
B. It was time to cross the finish line.
C. The finish line was running quickly.
D. Correct as is
A. The runner crossed the finish line while running quickly.
Why does building an American town on Mars show science fiction?
A. Humans don't live on Mars in real life
B. Mars looks just like Earth
C. People often build towns in the desert
D. Mars is a popular vacation spot
A. Humans don't live on Mars in real life
What does leisure mean in this sentence from the story?
"In town, on the shadowy step of the grocery store, the men sat with their hands on their knees, conversing with great leisure and ease" (paragraph 78).
A. A special benefit
B. Extra help
C. power and control
D. free time to rest
D. free time to rest
Choose 2 parts that show a strange and creepy mood from paragraph 170:
1. They leaped into the canal water,
2. and he let himself sink down and down to the bottom like a golden statue and lie there in green silence.
3. All was water-quiet and deep, all was peace.
4. He felt the steady, slow current drift him easily.
2. and he let himself sink down and down to the bottom like a golden statue and lie there in green silence.
3. All was water-quiet and deep, all was peace.
Choose the phrase that correctly fixes the sentence:
Walking to school, the backpack felt heavy.
A. The backpack felt heavy.
B. She carried a heavy backpack while walking to school.
C. The backpack walked to school.
D. Correct as is.
B. She carried a heavy backpack while walking to school.
What is something you might find in a science fiction story?
What does it mean to be isolated?
to be alone
A. They are growing and something new will happen to them.
B. Mars is taking over the children
C. Harry should be worried about his children.
A. They are growing and something new will happen to them.
When fixing misplaced modifiers, it is important for the action to be close to the ___.
person doing the action.
What elements of science fiction are shown in the story? There are 2 answers.
A. The characters are stressed out and uncomfortable.
B. The characters begin to change appearance.
C. The characters change their personality.
D. The story is in a human place.
E. The setting is on Mars.
B. The characters begin to change appearance.
E. The setting is on Mars.
What does dread mean in this sentence:
Harry was filled with dread about being on Mars.
fear
In the story, Henry asked Cora if the carrots are starting to look different and she replied "Yes...no. She hesitated. I don't know" (Paragraph 62).
What is happening to Cora?
A. She is happy the plants are changing colors.
B. She is scared there is not enough food.
C. She is forgetting how things on Earth should look.
D. She does not love Harry anymore.
C. She is forgetting how things on Earth should look.
Choose the phrase that corrects the italicized section:
Afraid of the noise outside, the door was locked.
A. Sam locked the door
B. It was necessary to lock the door
C. There was a reason to lock the door
D. Correct as is
A. Sam locked the door
What shows that this story is science fiction?
A. They built homes and plants.
B. His wife seemed to whirl away in smoke.
C. The children looked at him like it was the sun.
D. The Earth people traveled across the Martian meadow.
D. The Earth people traveled across the Martian meadow.
In the sentence, "A river of wind submerged the house," what does the word submerged mean?
A. covered or overwhelmed
B. made the house wet
C. knocked the house down
D. entered the house
A. covered or overwhelmed
What mood does this event in the story show?
"They leaped into the canal water, and he let himself sink down and down to the bottom like a golden statue and lie there in green silence. All was water-quiet and deep, all was peace. He felt the steady, slow current drift him easily" (paragraph 170).
A. uncertain
B. pressure
C. Strange
D. hopeless
C. Strange
Who's name should be closer to the word yellow?
Flecked with yellow, Harry was upset by Sam's eyes.
Sam's because Sam's eyes have yellow not Harry's.