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"The Flying Machine" by Ray Bradbury
"The Flying Machine" by Ray Bradbury
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8th Grade Language Arts
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1
Who asked, "What have you done?"
the Emperor
the executioner
the flying man
the servant
2
The Emperor said, "I do not fear you, yourself, but I fear ___________________ ______________.
an attack
another man
my wife
a pink bunny
3
What did the man in the sky yell?
help me!
I fly, I fly!
look at me!
I am God!
4
The emperor thinks the servant must have had a dream.
false
true
5
what is a setting?
what the animals or characters names are
what obstacles the character faces
what the characters name is
where and when the story takes place
6
What is something NOT in the Emperor's wind-up machine?
birds
people
cats
wolves
7
What is mood?
The feeling the reader gets from the story.
The author's attitude towards the subject or characters.
The perspective of the narrator.
Suspense built by providing hints of what is to come.
8
What is the name of the emperor?
Emperor Yuan
Emperor Emperor
Emperor Han
Emperor Alexander
9
Who looked at the Great Wall of China?
the flier and the Emperor
the Emperor
the flying man
the servant
10
What is Theme?
The underlying message of a story
An object that represents abstract ideas
The main idea of a story
A point in a poem at which the poet shifts from one meaning to another
11
What did the executioner come running with?
an iron
a baseball bat
a sharp silver ax
a rope
12
What is the resolution?
A guess based on the content of the story
It happens after the climax but before the end of the story
The sequence of events in a story
The end of the story when the conflict is solved
13
Who does the Emperor fear most?
a man who will build things of bright papers and bamboo like the flier's
the flier
his neighbors in the East
his servants
14
What is foreshadowing?
Hints an author gives about what is to come
a short description of what is happening in a story.
A reference to a well-known person
The order of events in a piece of writing
15
The people of the land were either very happy or very sad
false
true
16
The emperor thought the air, the sun and his tea are miracles.
false
true
17
The man in the sky was crying over the beauty he was seeing.
false
true
18
What is an antagonist?
A person or situation that is against the protagonist
the scuba divers boat from nemo
the good guy
the opposite of the protagonist
19
The emperor's throne was located in Japan
false
true
20
The man in the sky was compared to what TWO animals?
a lion and a tiger
a bird and a dragon
a butterfly and a dragon
a butterfly and a bird
21
What is a Metaphor?
A sentence that compares two items but does not use like or as
The Setting of a story
A Person, Place or Thing
A sentence that compares two items and uses like or as
22
The flying man's wife knew about the flying suit.
false
true
23
The Emperor ordered the guards to call the executioner.
true
false
24
How does the story end?
the Emperor admired his miniature garden
a dragon came to the land
another man made a flying suit
the Emperor went to drink more tea
25
Excellency, a man is _________________________!
sleeping
running
walking
flying
26
The flying man was executed.
true
false
27
What was the first thing the servant and the emperor did?
ran out to see the flying man
sat down and drank some tea
did some gardening
put on the Emperor's ceremonial robe
28
Who said they were the only one who saw the flying man?
no one
the farmer
the servant
the Emperor
29
What does the emperor think is "the finest of all miracles"?
the sea is blue
the sun has risen and a new day is upon us
the flying man
his tea
30
Who sipped tea?
The emperor
The emperor's servant
The Emperor and his hand-servant
31
The servant compared the flying man to a ________________.
dragon with a man in his mouth
a hang glider
plane
wingless bird
32
The flying man asked to be spared.
false
true
33
What year does the story take place?
2025
yesterday
A.D. 800
A.D. 400
