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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
What is the resolution?
The end of the story when the conflict is solved
It happens after the climax but before the end of the story
A guess based on the content of the story
The sequence of events in a story
2
The flying man asked to be spared.
true
false
3
Excellency, a man is _________________________!
running
sleeping
flying
walking
4
The flying man was executed.
false
true
5
Who said they were the only one who saw the flying man?
no one
the farmer
the Emperor
the servant
6
Who asked, "What have you done?"
the flying man
the executioner
the Emperor
the servant
7
The man in the sky was crying over the beauty he was seeing.
true
false
8
What is point of view?
Third person
the position from which something or someone is observed.
second person
First person
9
The servant compared the flying man to a ________________.
dragon with a man in his mouth
wingless bird
a hang glider
plane
10
What is something NOT in the Emperor's wind-up machine?
birds
people
cats
wolves
11
The man in the sky was compared to what TWO animals?
a butterfly and a dragon
a bird and a dragon
a butterfly and a bird
a lion and a tiger
12
what is characterization?
the way in which a writer reveals the personality of a character
the main message or moral the author reveals in a story.
the characters opponents actions
the character in the story
13
Who does the Emperor fear most?
his servants
his neighbors in the East
a man who will build things of bright papers and bamboo like the flier's
the flier
14
What is onomatopoeia?
repeating the same word or phrase over and over
a comparison using like or as
two opposite words that describe each other
words that imitate the sound they describe
15
The people of the land were either very happy or very sad
false
true
16
How does the story end?
the Emperor admired his miniature garden
a dragon came to the land
the Emperor went to drink more tea
another man made a flying suit
17
What does the emperor think is "the finest of all miracles"?
the sun has risen and a new day is upon us
the flying man
his tea
the sea is blue
18
What is Direct Characterization?
Tells audience what the personality of a character is
When you know a person personally
George Bush
How the writer shows the character's personality
19
What is a Metaphor?
The Setting of a story
A Person, Place or Thing
A sentence that compares two items but does not use like or as
A sentence that compares two items and uses like or as
20
What is the name of the emperor?
Emperor Alexander
Emperor Han
Emperor Yuan
Emperor Emperor
21
Who looked at the Great Wall of China?
the flier and the Emperor
the Emperor
the flying man
the servant
22
What is mood?
The feeling the reader gets from the story.
The author's attitude towards the subject or characters.
Suspense built by providing hints of what is to come.
The perspective of the narrator.
23
what is a setting?
where and when the story takes place
what obstacles the character faces
what the animals or characters names are
what the characters name is
24
The flying man's wife knew about the flying suit.
true
false
25
The emperor thought the air, the sun and his tea are miracles.
true
false
26
Who sipped tea?
The emperor's servant
The Emperor and his hand-servant
The emperor
27
What is tone in literature?
How people talk to you.
The writer's attitude toward a subject.
The sound of your voice when you sing.
The sound of music.
28
Find the example of onomatopoeia, "The flier began to weep, so that the beautiful paper apparatus rustled."
paper
apparatus
rustled
beautiful
29
The Emperor ordered the guards to call the executioner.
false
true
30
The emperor's throne was located in Japan
false
true
31
What is third person omniscient point of view?
When the narrator is a character in the story.
When the narrator knows nothing at all.
When the narrator knows the feelings of one character.
When the narrators knows everyone's thoughts and feelings
32
The emperor thinks the servant must have had a dream.
true
false
33
What is indirect characterization?
how someone feels or looks.
traits the author will give hints but never tell you directly
traits the author will tell you directly
34
What did the man in the sky yell?
look at me!
help me!
I fly, I fly!
I am God!
35
What is an antagonist?
the scuba divers boat from nemo
the opposite of the protagonist
the good guy
A person or situation that is against the protagonist
36
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
37
What did the executioner come running with?
a rope
a sharp silver ax
an iron
a baseball bat
38
What is foreshadowing?
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
Hints an author gives about what is to come
39
What year does the story take place?
A.D. 800
2025
A.D. 400
yesterday
40
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
41
The Emperor said, "I do not fear you, yourself, but I fear ___________________ ______________.
another man
a pink bunny
my wife
an attack
