A Sound of Thunder- Final Test Preparation 34 Questions
1. Why does Eckels want to travel back in time?
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A to do scientific research B to live in a simpler time C to escape the police D to hunt big game
2. What kind of a leader does President Keith seem to be?
A peace-loving and democratic B a puppet of the rich and powerful C a mental and physical weakling D harsh and cruel
3. Travis asks the time travelers to obey several rules. By far the most important of these rules is to
A aim for the dinosaur's eyes B take turns shooting
C wear oxygen masks D stay on the Path
4. Travis says, "The cave man...is not just any expendable man, no! He is an entire future nation." Which one of the following words is closest in meaning to "expendable"?
A commendable B defendable
C dependable D spendable
5. Why, according to Travis, must the time travelers be very careful not to kill any plants or creatures from the past?
ABecause some of the living things are
important to human beingsB Because they might hurt themselves CBecause by changing anything in the past
they might greatly alter the futureDBecause there is a government fine for illegal hunting in the past
6. Travis says, "With the death of that one cave man, a billion others yet unborn are throttled in the womb." Another word for "throttled" is
A nourished B strangled
C enslaved D created ?
7. At what point in the story does Eckels first become frightened?
AWhen he gets his first glimpse of
Tyrannosaurus RexB When the Time Machine starts its journey CWhen they arrive home again in the year
2055DWhen he hands his check to the man behind the desk
8. When the dinosaur begins to attack, Eckels
A becomes frightened and runs B shoots and misses C shoots it in the brain D takes its picture
9. Just before returning home, Travis orders Eckels to
A pay a fine B sign a release
C retrieve the bullets D bury the monster
10. What is the first thing Eckels notices when he returns from the time safari?
AThat Deutscher has been elected
presidentB The crushed butterfly
C The sign on the office door D The mud on his boots 11. What is different about the sign on the office wall when Eckels returns?
A It is in a foreign language. B It has been turned upside down. CIt has been replaced by a portrait of the
new president.D The words are spelled differently.
12. How does Eckels seem to feel about Deutscher's election as president at the end of the story?
A He doesn't care who is president B He feels despair at this change
C He is happy at this turn of events Dhe thinks Deutscher will be good for the country
13. What has Eckels done to change the course of time?
A He removed his oxygen mask B He left a bullet in the dinosaur C He killed a butterfly D he stepped on the jungle grass
14. The "sound of thunder" referred to in the last line of the story is actually the sound of
A a rifle shot B a violent storm
C a dinosaur falling D an angry voice
15. There are two times we hear the words, "There was a sound of thunder," in this story. The first time was...
A...when the T-Rex is heading their
direction.B...when Eckels was shot by Billings and Kramer in the crossfire.
C ...when the time machine first starts up. D ...when Keith is killed by Deutscher. 16. The setting of a story is the...
A ...time and place in which it happens. B ...people and animals involved. C...songs and melodies it evokes in the
reader.D ...plot and conflict.
17. To annihilate is to...
A ...talk to sternly. B ...destroy completely. C ...love with all your heart. D ...go out really late at night.
18. If Lesperance correlated times so they would arrive right before the T-Rex, this means...
A ...he plotted out the times on a map. B...he created a relationship between the times.
C...he walked into the jungle hoping for the
best.D...he wrote an email to Travis as a backup plan.
19. The effect of stepping on a butterfly by Eckels added up...
A ...expendably. B ...exponentially.
C ...infinitessimally. D ...wonderingly.
20. An infinitesimal amount is...
A ...a teaspoon and a half. B ...small and barely measureable. C ...in huge leaps and bounds. D ...a carload full.
21. We find out a lot about characters through characterization. One way we learn a lot about Eckels is through...
A ...his thoughts. B ...his actions.
C ...his friends. D ...his pocketbook.
22. What is the most obvious thing foreshadowed in this story?
A Eckels will step off the path. B Lesperance will die fighting. C The T-Rex will be too big to kill. D The future will remain unchanged.
23. Having a vision of what is happening in the story based on what the author wrote, especially through sight, sound, feel, taste, or smell is called...
A ...imitation. B ...imagery.
C ...irregular. D ...imagination.
24. What is the main conflict in this story?
AEckels doesn't have control of his fear
(man vs. self).BEckels doesn't love himself enough (man vs. self).
CEckels doesn't take fate seriously (man
vs. fate).DEckels doesn't like his circumstances in society (man vs. society).
25. The climax of a story is also called the...
A ...denouement. B ...exposition.
C...turning point where things change
direction.D ...rising action.
26. Both the exposition and the resolution of our story take place...
A ...in 2055. B ...in the time machine. C ...in the Waldorf Astoria. D ...sixty million years ago.
27. If your phone isn't working right, it's...
A ...probably time to call AT&T. B ...malnourished.
C ...malfunctioning. D ...got bad juju.
28. Your resilience defines your...
A ...last meal on earth. B ...strength and stamina. C ...last day on earth. D ...ability to keep secrets.
29. A paradox is...
A ...a person with no clue. B ...a plan from the powers that be. C ... a puzzle. D ...a place to eat breakfast.
30. A theme in our story could be...
A Fear isn't human. B Don't kill beautiful things. CWash your boots before getting in a time
machine.D Our actions have consequences. 31. When water is stagnating, it means...
A ...it's waiting to explode in geyser form. B...it's a small issue when compared to earthquakes.
C ...it's waiting around for you to drink it. D...it's become foul or receives no fresh water source.
32. A subliminal message is one that...
A...the teacher gives to you by writing a
detention slip.B ...comes to you subconsciously. C ...is texted to you. D ...is too scary to consider.
33. When something undulates, it...
A ...moves like a robot (jerkily). B ...moves in waves (smoothly). C ...moves without moving (tricks you). D ...stays up too late (playing video games).
34. Who is responsible for going back in time, identifying animals for the hunts, and marking them with red paint?
A Lesperance B Kramer
C Mr. Travis D Billings