Collection 2 Test - Literature, Informational, & Vocab

Front

Unusual aspect of characters in "August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury?

Back

They are not human.

Front

Narrator's perspective in the story:

Back

is not a character in the story.

Front

Why is the first sentence ironic?

Back

No one is in the house to hear the clock.

Front

Best paraphrase of paragraph 7?

Back

Machines scraped cold food into a disposal and washed dishes.

Front

Voice-clock's response to no reaction?

Back

It continues doing its job.

Front

What happened to the family in the house?

Back

They died in an explosion.

Front

Best paraphrase of: "The rooms were acrawl with the small cleaning animals, all rubber and metal."

Back

The house was full of small, robotic animals that cleaned it.

Front

Sentence with imagery:

Back

"The gentle sprinkler rain filled the garden with falling light."

Front

The excerpt's end is ironic because the house is expected to...

Back

continue its daily, meaningless routine forever.

Front

Best paraphrase of paragraph 48?

Back

Nothing in nature would care if all people died.