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ASoundofThunderRayBradbury
fromJurassicParkMichaelCrichton
COMPREHENSION (1 pointeach)
LITERARY RESPONSE AND ANALYSIS
Onthelineprovided,writetheletterofthebestanswertoeachofthefollowingitems.
1.EckelstravelswithTimeSafaribecausehewantsto—
A beyoungagain
Bcorrectpastmistakes
Chuntdinosaurs
D learnhowthetimemachineworks
2.Atthebeginningofthestory,whateventhasjustoccurred?
FTimetravelhasbeenoutlawed.
G Deutscherhasbeenelectedpresident.
H Eckelshasbeenofferedanewjob.
JKeithhasbeenelectedpresident.
3.Themenwhotravelbackintimearetoldtheymust—
A stayonthesafaripath
Bnotshootanimalswithredpaintonthem
Cpromisenottotellanyoneoftheiradventure
D maintainastrictdietaweekbeforedeparture
4.WhenEckelsseesthetyrannosaurus,he—
Fimmediatelyopensfire
G runsawayinablindpanic
H attackstheotherhunters
Jchangeshismindaboutthesafari
5.TravisisangrywithEckelsbecause— A hethinksEckelsisanarrogantfool BEckelssteppedoffthepath
CheandEckelsareoldrivals
D Eckelshasattackedotherhunters
6.Inthisstorythefutureisalteredbecause—
FTravisleftEckelsbehind
G thedinosaurwaskilled
H thewrongmanwonthepresidency
JEckelsdidn’tfollowinstructions
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7.Theclimaxofthestoryoccurswhen—
A TravisordersEckelsoutofthetimemachine
BEckelskillsabutterfly
Cthetreefallsonthedinosaur
D welearntheresultsofEckels’actions
8.Thewordsanti-humanandanti-intellectualbothcontaintheprefixanti–,whichmeans—
Fagainst
G all
H before
Jnever
9.Whatdo“ASoundofThunder”andthepassagefromJurassicParkhaveincommon?
A Bothstoriesfeaturemodernpeopleamongprehistoricdinosaurs.
BBothstoriesarewrittenbyRayBradbury.
CIneachstorymodernpeopletravelthroughtime.
D Ineachstoryprehistoricdinosaurscometolife.
10.InJurassicPark,whatcausesthesituationTimandLexfindthemselvesin?
FTheycan’trememberthecommandthatstopsdinosaursintheirtracks.
G Theydon’tknowhowtoreturntothepresentfromtheancientpast.
H DinosaursthathavebrokenfreeattackthecarthatTimandLexarein.
JByaccidentthecarstraysinsidethedinosaur-parkfence.
LITERARYFOCUS (1 pointeach)
Onthelineprovided,writetheletterofthebestanswertoeachofthefollowingitems.
11.Dictionisthe—
A mainconflictinastory
Bchoiceofwordsinapieceofwriting
Cmoodthatastoryevokes
D timeandplaceastoryisset
12.Astory’smoodrefersto—
Ftheeventsthatastory’scharactersexperience
G thesentencestructuretheauthoruses
H thefeelingoratmospherethestoryevokes
Jthestory’sgenre,orthekindofliteratureitis
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13.Themoodof“ASoundofThunder”canbedescribedas—
A tenseandfrightening
Bpastandpresent
Csomberandserious
D science-fictionandadventure
14.Whichsentencefrom“ASoundofThunder”usesdictiontosetthemood?
F“ThankGodKeithwon.”
G “Thejunglewaswideandfulloftwitterings,rustlings,murmurs,andsighs.”
H “Theyputontheiroxygenhelmetsandtestedtheintercoms.”
J“Thegunsfired.”
VOCABULARYDEVELOPMENT (20points;4pointseach)
MatchthedefinitionontheleftwiththeVocabularywordontheright.Onthelineprovided,write
theletteroftheVocablualryword.
15.destroy;wipeouta.expendable
16.worthsacrificingtogainanobjectiveb.paradox
17.elasticc.resilient
18.somethingthathasorseemstohaved.revoke contradictoryqualitiese.annihilate
19.cancel;withdraw
PersonalRESPONSE (10points)
20.In the story Travis explains the significance of altering the past. One little mouse has a huge impact on the future. Think of significant past events in your life. If one were to be changed in your past, how would it have a huge impact on your present?
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