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