There Will Come Soft Rains Content Review

The two things that are personified in the story are the (select two answers)

• house

• fire

• people

• bomb

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Who is missing in the story?

• The father

• The mother

• the children

• the entire family

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Bradbury breaks the rules of grammar and writing in two ways. Select the rules that he breaks. (select two)

• long run on sentences

• sentence fragments

• typos

• spelling errors

Answer explanation

Bradbury breaks the rules of grammar and writing in two ways in order to help his audience create a mental picture the events he that describes in quick succession.

Why does Bradbury break the rules of grammar and writing the way he does?

• to shoot a quick succession of images into the reader's mind

• to confuse the reader

• to engage the reader

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

An OXYMORON is

• a poetic device that places opposites together

• a dumb friend who has bad acne

• a household cleaner

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The two types of images that Bradbury uses in this story are (select 2 correct answers)

• the beauty of nature

• the horrors of nuclear fallout

• the beauty of the nuclear family

Answer explanation

He does this to shock his readers by showing them the consequences of creating a world full of nuclear weapons.

The first part of the poem celebrates the beauty of

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

According to the poem, what will cause mankind to "perish utterly"?

• the war

• the tsunami

• pollution

• climate change

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

What evidence below truly illustrates the wealth of the McClellans?

• the Picasso's and Matisse's

• the cool gadgets in their house

• the car in their garage

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

According to the text, who have made themselves into "gods"?

• the dog

• humans

• the house itself

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3