There Will Come Soft Rains

What is the point of view of the story?

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Based on the events in the story, what does the title imply?

• Rain makes people feel better.

• Nature continues despite what humans do.

• The rainy season is predictable.

• Nature is a weak force.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What conflict, or question, permeates this story?

• Will the house survive?

• Who built the house?

• How old is the house?

• How much did the house cost?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which literary device is used to bring the house to life?

• personification

• flashback

• alliteration

• foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does the house react when the dog enters?

• The house is glad to finally see someone.

• The house is angry because the dog got the floor muddy.

• The house is curious about who entered it.

• The house is sad that someone interrupted its solitude.

What motivated the dog to want to go into the kitchen?

• The dog heard a noise.

• The dog saw a bone.

• The dog smelled some food.

• The dog felt a cool breeze.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What probably happened to the people?

• They are extinct due to an earthquake.

• They moved away because of the housing costs.

• They are extinct due to a nuclear bomb.

• They moved away because of the rain.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How did the house keep clean?

• by swirling birds

• by huge mops

• by indoor sprinklers

• by robotic mice

Which of these BEST summarizes the cause of the dog’s death?

• The dog died because of the lack of human companionship.

• The dog died from radiation poisoning or starvation.

• The reason the dog died is not available.

• The dog died from lung disease.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

“The dog ran upstairs, hysterically yelping to each door, at last realizing, as the house realized, that only silence was here.”

What is emphasized with the underlined words in this excerpt?

• the anger of the dog

• the sound of the dog barking

• the loneliness inside of the house

• the jealousy of the house towards the dog

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.1