Journeys Comprehension Test Invasion From Mars Lesson #6

Where do the EVENTS of this PLAY take place?

• in outer space

• in a radio station

• inside a metal cylinder

• on a farm in New Jersey

How does Carl Phillips show his impatience with Mr. Wilmuth?

• He cuts off Mr. Wilmuth's story.

• He asks Mr. Wilmuth to sit down

• He refuses to speak to Mr. Wilmuth.

• He asks Mr. Wilmuth to write an atricle.

What happens immediately after the top of the metal cylinder falls to the ground?

• The entire field catches on fire.

• A creature comes out of the cylinder.

• The police captain confers with a professor.

• Carl Phillips interviews the owner of the farm.

Why do the captain and policeman hold a white handkerchief tied to a pole as they approach the metal obect?

• They want to clean the object.

• They want to use the pole as a weapon.

• They believe the aliens use handkerchiefs.

• They want to show that they will do no harm.

How does the reader learn the MOST about the CHARACTERS in the PLAY?

• through how the characters act

• through what the characters say

• through the way the characters move

• through the descriptions of an omniscient narrator

Read these STAGE DIRECTIONS from the END SCENE.

(Crash of microphone.......then DEAD SILENCE)

How does the SCENE MOST LIKELY END??

• another cylinder drops from the sky into the field

• Mr. Willmuth captures the strange creature from the cylinder

• Phillips drops his microphone and runs away from the field

• The creature from the cylinder captures the spectators with its tentacles

Which descriptive sentence in the PLAY provides the BEST evidence that the metal cylinder comes from another planet?

• "The metal casing is definitely extraterrestrial."

• "The end of the thing is beginning to flake off."

• "The monster or whatever it is can hardly move."

• "Hundreds of cars are parked in a field in the back of us."

Which character in the play speaks MOST FORMALLY?

• Mr. Willmuth

• the policeman

• Professor Pierson

• The creature in the cylinder

Which sentence from the play is the BEST example of INFORMAL SPEECH?

• "I don't know what to think."

• "Ladies and Gentlemen, this Mr. Wilmuth."

• "I seen a kinda greenish streak and then zingo."

• "This things is smooth and, as you can see, of cylindrical shape."

What MOST LIKELY explains the different levels of formality in Phillips's and Mr. Wilmuth's speech?

• Philips's job as a reporter requires formality.

• Mr. Wilmuth is trying to advertise his farm on the radio

• Mr. Wilmuth is scared of the metal cylinder, while Phillips is not.

• Phillips is trying to impress Professor Pierson, while Mr. Wilmuth does not care.