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STUDY GUIDE THE

TIME MACHINE H. G. WELLS

Saddleback E-Book

SADDLEBACK EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING, INC.

STUDY GUIDE THE


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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dracula Great Expectations Jane Eyre Moby Dick Robinson Crusoe The Time Machine

Development and Production: Laurel Associates, Inc. Cover Art: Black Eagle Productions

Three Watson Irvine, CA 92618-2767 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.sdlback.com Copyright © 1999 by Saddleback Educational Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher, with the exception below. Pages labeled with the statement Saddleback Educational Publishing © 1999 are intended for reproduction. Saddleback EducationalPublishing grants to individual purchasers of this book the right to make sufficient copies of reproducible pages for use by all students of a single teacher. This permission is limited to a single teacher, and does not apply to entire schools or school systems.

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CONTENTS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Notes to the Teacher............................ 4 Facts About the Author ....................... 5 Facts About the Times......................... 6 Facts About the Characters ................. 6 Chapter Summaries ............................. 7 Answer Key ...................................... 10 Literary Glossary .............................. 12 CHAPTER EXERCISES

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Comprehension Check, Ch. 8 ... 29 Words and Meanings, Ch. 9 ..... 30 Personalizing the Story, Ch. 9 .. 31 Words and Meanings, Ch. 10 ... 32 Point of View, Ch. 10 ............... 33 Words and Meanings, Ch. 11.... 34 Descriptive Words, Ch. 11 ........ 35 Words and Meanings, Ch. 12 ... 36 Comprehension Check, Ch. 12 . 37

Words and Meanings, Ch. 1 ..... 14 Character Study, Ch. 1.............. 15

END-OF-BOOK EXERCISES

Words and Meanings, Ch. 2 ..... 16

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Drawing Conclusions, Ch. 2 .... 17 Words and Meanings, Ch. 3 ..... 18

Book Sequence ......................... 38 Final Exam, Part 1 .................... 39 Final Exam, Part 2 .................... 40

Cause and Effect, Ch. 3 ............ 19 Words and Meanings, Ch. 4 ..... 20

UNIVERSAL EXERCISES

Comprehension Check, Ch. 4 ... 21

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Words and Meanings, Ch. 5 ..... 22 Synonyms/Antonyms, Ch. 5..... 23 Words and Meanings, Ch. 6 ..... 24 Sequence of Events, Ch. 6 ........ 25 Words and Meanings, Ch. 7 ..... 26 Inference, Ch. 7 ........................ 27 Words and Meanings, Ch. 8 ..... 28 3

Beyond the Text ....................... 41 Plot Study ................................. 42 Theme Analysis ........................ 43 Character Study ........................ 44 Vocabulary Study ..................... 45 Glossary Study ......................... 46 Book Review, Part 1 ................. 47 Book Review, Part 2 ................ 48

SADDLEBACK CLASSICS

NOTES TO THE TEACHER THE NOVELS

Saddleback Classics were expressly designed to help students with limited reading ability gain access to some of the world’s greatest literature. While retaining the essence and stylistic “flavor” of the original, each Saddleback Classic has been expertly adapted to a reading level that never exceeds grade 4.0.

reproducible, are designed to be used chapter-by-chapter as the student’s reading of the novel proceeds. At least two exercises are provided for each book chapter. One of the two always focuses on key vocabulary. The other may be a simple comprehension check or present an important literary concept such as character analysis, point of view, inference, or figurative language. A two-page final exam is also included in every Saddleback Classics Study Guide.

A perfect introduction to later, more indepth investigations of the original works, Saddleback Classics utilize a number of strategies to ensure the involvement of reluctant readers: airy, uncomplicated page design, shortened sentences, easy-reading type style, elimination of archaic words and spellings, shortened total book length, and handsome illustrations.

USING THE STUDY GUIDES

Before assigning any of the reproducible exercises, be sure your students each have a personal copy of the Glossary and the Facts About the Author and About the Times. Students will need to be familiar with many of the literary terms in order to complete the worksheets. The Facts About the Author and About the Times lend themselves to any number of writing, art, or research projects you may wish to assign.

THE STUDY GUIDES

The Saddleback Classics Study Guides provide a wealth of reproducible support materials to help students extend the learning experience. Features include critical background notes on both the author and the times, character descriptions, chapter summaries, and eight “universal” exercises—focusing on plot, theme, character, vocabulary, important literary terms, and book report structure. All may be used to follow up the reading of any Saddleback Classic novel.

The title-specific exercises may be used as a springboard for class discussions or role-playing. Alternatively, you may wish to assign some exercises as homework and others as seatwork during the closing minutes of a class period. All exercises in this Guide are designed to accommodate independent study as well as group work. The occasional assignment of study partners or competitive teams often enhances interest and promotes creativity.

In addition to the universal exercises, 26 title-specific exercises are included to review, test, or enrich the student’s grasp of important vocabulary and concepts. These enjoyable worksheets, all

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FACTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR

H. G. WELLS (1866–1946) The first great writer of science fiction, Herbert George Wells, was born in Kent, England, in 1866. The son of a small tradesman and professional cricketer, Wells worked in a dry goods store and a drugstore before attending the College of Science in Kensington. After graduating, he taught science until 1893, when he began to write for a living.

and history such as A Short History of the World and The Science of Life. Wells was one of the most rigorous intellects of his time. Many of his writings express his strong belief in socialism, feminism, evolutionism, rationalism, and the advances of science. Much of his work was concerned with improving the living conditions of humankind. An outspoken critic of society, Wells himself was often criticized for his radical politics.

Wells published his first book, The Time Machine, in 1895 when he was 29 years old. In the following two years, publication of The Island of Dr. Moreau and The Invisible Man firmly established his reputation in the literary world.

Wells became highly eccentric in later life. At the time of his death he had reached a point of deep despair about human development. Yet even to this day, the progressive ideas he developed at the turn of the century are widely regarded as worthy goals for social and scientific advancement.

Besides his enormously popular science fiction, Wells is known for his satirical novels, such as Love and Mr. Lewisham, and his popularized accounts of science

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FACTS ABOUT THE TIMES In 1866, when H. G. Wells was born . . . The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed . . . Alfred Nobel invented dynamite . . . Andrew Johnson was president of the United States . . . the carpet sweeper was a popular new invention . . . the American Civil War had been over for one year.

“Swan Lake” was performed for the first time . . . Cuba battled Spain for its independence. In 1946, when H. G. Wells died . . . The population of the United States reached 140 million . . . Harry S. Truman was president of the United States . . . Joe Louis defended his heavyweight boxing title for the 23rd time . . . Dr. Benjamin Spock published Baby and Child Care . . . comedian W. C. Fields died . . . John D. Rockefeller donated $8.5 million for the site of the new United Nations complex in New York.

In 1895, when The Time Machine was published . . . Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey were born . . . Louis Pasteur died . . . Marconi invented the telegraph . . . Tchaikovsky’s

FACTS ABOUT THE CHARACTERS THE TIME TRAVELER

THE ELOI

an English inventor who builds a Time Machine and journeys into the future

beautiful but weak people of the future who live above ground in the ruins of their former civilization; they are descendants of the modern upper class

THE GUESTS

a group of men who listen to the Time Traveler tell his story: a doctor, a very young man, a mayor, a psychologist, an editor, a reporter, a shy man, a storekeeper named Filby, and the unnamed narrator

THE MORLOCKS

ugly, apelike people of the future who do all the work of the Eloi in their habitat of underground tunnels; they are descendents of the modern working class

WEENA

an Eloi woman whom the Time Traveler saves from drowning and then befriends

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CHAPTER SUMMARIES CHAPTER 1

lightning speed, he describes landing in a strange place and seeing a huge, marble sphinx. He says that he then spotted a group of strange little figures looking out at him from a big white building. Finally, he reports being greeted by one of these small figures, a good-looking fellow about four feet tall, wearing a purple robe.

An inventor called only “the Time Traveler” invites a group of guests to dinner one evening in 1895. After the meal he excitedly begins challenging conventional ideas about the nature of time and space. The guests—a doctor, a storekeeper, a psychologist, a mayor, a very young man, and the unnamed narrator—are amused by their host’s outlandish statements, although somewhat suspicious that he is playing a trick on them. When he actually insists that it is possible to travel through time, the guests laugh until their host shows them a working model of the full-scale Time Machine he has just about finished building. The guests are amazed when the model vanishes before their eyes. Then they eagerly follow the Time Traveler into his laboratory.

CHAPTER 4

The Time Traveler cannot understand the language of these people of the future. Before going off to explore their land, he takes a safety precaution. He removes the levers that put his Time Machine in motion and puts them in his pocket. But the tiny people seem to pose no threat: They are friendly, childlike, and weak. They lead their guest to their great hall, a once elegant building that is now decaying. There he joins them in a meal of fruit and begins to learn their very simple language. He learns that fruit is their sole food source since most animals have long since become extinct. He also learns that the little people all live, sleep, and eat together in the tall white buildings.

CHAPTER 2

A week later, the narrator, the doctor, and the psychologist are again invited to the Time Traveler’s house for dinner. This time they are joined by an editor, a reporter, and a shy man who doesn’t speak all evening. Their host is dirty, disheveled, and exhausted when he arrives late to his own dinner party. After changing his clothes, he rejoins them, promising to tell them an amazing story after he eats his dinner.

CHAPTER 5

While searching for a place to sleep, the Time Traveler discovers that his Time Machine has disappeared from the lawn in front of the sphinx. The little people have no answer for him when he asks about what happened to it. After sleeping on the lawn, the Time Traveler sees small footprints leading to the base of the sphinx and deduces that his Time Machine has been hidden there. As he explores further, he

CHAPTER 3

The Time Traveler tries to describe the dizzying sensation of time travel as he begins his account. Claiming that the Time Machine carried him into the future at

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CHAPTER 8

finds deep, well-like openings in the ground and evidence that air is being pumped through the wells into underground tunnels. Later, he sees one of the little people drowning and rescues her. This Eloi woman, Weena, tells him that there are creatures called Morlocks living underground. The Time Traveler realizes these are the white, apelike creatures he had seen while sleeping outdoors.

The Time Traveler and Weena explore a huge, broken-down building called the Green Palace. Finding that it was once a fine museum with many galleries, the Time Traveler rummages through the ruins and finds a box of matches, a jar of camphor, and the iron handle of an old machine that he can use as a club. Thus armed, he feels that he and Weena have a much better chance of escaping.

CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 9

To see the underground world for himself, the Time Traveler says goodbye to Weena and crawls down one of the wells. There he is attacked by Morlocks. But knowing that the Morlocks are blinded by light, he is able to fend them off by lighting matches.

The Time Traveler lights matches to cover their retreat through a thick forest. But every time one of his matches burns out, the Morlocks dash out of the shadows and attack him. Weena faints from fear, so the Time Traveler builds a fire. The fire goes out while he is sleeping, however, and the Morlocks attack again. But then the darkness fades, the Morlocks run off, and the Time Traveler notices that he has accidentally started a roaring forest fire. When he looks around for Weena, she is gone! Sadly, the Time Traveler limps on toward the sphinx.

In a large cavern he comes upon the Morlocks’ living area and notices food scraps that tell him they are meat-eaters. He also sees many strange, noisy machines there, but cannot inspect them because the Morlocks come after him again. Losing one boot to the grasping hands of the ugly creatures, he finally escapes out the tunnel and back up the well. When he finds himself on the lawn again, Weena is patiently waiting for him.

CHAPTER 10

The Time Traveler deduces that, in earlier times, the Eloi were the spoiled, idle rich and the Morlocks were the oppressed workers. When the Morlocks’ meat supply ran out, however, the lazy, weakened Eloi could not protect themselves from the hungry, workhardened Morlocks. As he approaches the sphinx, the Time Traveler sees that the panels are open! He realizes just in time that the Morlocks are trying to trick him into entering and then trap him inside. But they don’t understand that as soon as he attaches the levers, his machine will “disappear like a ghost”—which it does.

CHAPTER 7

Now the Time Traveler figures out that the Morlocks do all the work in this future society and the foolishly trusting Eloi have become the Morlocks’ “fatted cattle.” Hobbling on sore feet, the Time Traveler must now figure out how to open the bronze panels at the sphinx’s base, rescue his Time Machine, and take Weena back with him to his own time, 1895.

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to the present, 1895, when he sees the day’s date on a newspaper. Hearing the voices of his friends in the dining room, he limps in to join them. They don’t believe his story even yet, but they are intrigued by the strange white flowers he shows them, the scars on his hands, and the fact that the Time Machine looks travelworn. When the curious narrator returns the following day, the Time Traveler asks him to wait, but he never returns. The narrator is left to wonder about where the Time Traveler might be now.

Hurtling ahead in the far distant future, the Time Traveler witnesses blinding shifts in scenery as the world changes from one millennium to the next. At one point he stops on a red beach and is approached by giant crabs. Even further in the future, he encounters the eerie silence of a now lifeless, frozen world. CHAPTER 12

Returning at last to his old laboratory, the Time Traveler knows that he has returned

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ANSWER KEY 8 COMPREHENSION CHECK: C HAPTER 4

1 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 1 A.

T S I G O L M S A N W I Y Y O O T C O N S C I O I O R T S V N N E A V E C R I V O Y A G E G N P O I C S M E

O H C Y S P S N K T U S N E S S E N L V E N D M I I D

B. 1. mayor 2. dimensions 3. inventions 4. gravity 5. psychologist 6. wink 7. model 8. invest 9. Space 10. consciousness

A. 1. touched 2. motion 3. dolls 4. curly, red, pointed 5. sun 6. smile 7. tables 8. cushions, fruit B. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T


2 CHARACTER STUDY: C HAPTER 1 A. 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. e 5. c B. 1. imaginative, intelligent 2. inquiring, curious 3. suspicious, talkative 4. intrigued, uncertain 5. eager, doubtful C. 1. bright 2. argue 3. proof 4. serious A. ACROSS : 2. disturb 5. apologize 7. interrupt 8. starving DOWN: 1. dazzled 3. reporter 4. clever 6. editor B. 1. apologize 2. clever 3. starving 4. disturb, interrupt 5. dazzled 6. editor, reporter

4 DRAWING CONCLUSIONS: C HAPTER 2 Answers should approximate: 1. He himself couldn’t quite believe it, and the other listeners challenged the Time Traveler, winked, and made jokes about his story. 2. The Time Traveler looked worn out. His clothes were torn and soiled and he had a half-healed cut on his chin. 3. He had nothing on his feet but torn, bloodstained socks. 4. He remembered how the Time Traveler hated any fuss being made about him. 5. Because the Time Traveler was dusty and dirty. Because they did not believe the Time Traveler had actually been to the future. 6. He said he was nearly worn out and was in a hurry to get to bed.

5 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 3 B. 1. bronze 2. sphinx N R 3. slight O E 4. constant T Y R 5. hazy Z 6. quartz P A 7. savage H 8. mount I 9. hailstorm L S T 10. thud 11. statue 12. saddle CAUSE AND EFFECT: C HAPTER 3 A. 1. d 2. h 3. f 4. a 5. g 6. b 7. c 8. e B. 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T E

Z C T H U D O N S L T I A A N H T E L D D A

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B. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

darted peered dim panels flicker sloth average caverns palaces

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3 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 2

A.

D P A E A T R I A K E D V C R I O E E M E R P N A S H S R E

M

Q U U T A T S R A B T V H Z M A G O G U E N X

A. 1. brilliant, crowded 2. solid 3. familiar, broad 4. square, shallow B. 1. a 2. e 3. b 4. f 5. c 6. d

11 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 6 A. ACROSS: 2. confess 4. provided 7. hooks 9. preserved 10. trophy DOWN: 1. stooping 3. staggered 5. restless 6. shaft 8. wretch B. 1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b C. 1. trophy 2. shaft 3. hooks 4. stooping 5. staggered 6. wretch

12 SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: C HAPTER 6 1. 9/lids 2. 3/weight 3. 7/shadows 4. 1/explore 5. 6/match 6. 2/pitiful 7. 12/sunlight 8. 4/machine 9. 11/faint 10. 8/sounds 11. 5/opening 12. 10/feet

13 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 7 E L V A S E R N O U I H T T T M A H A B R N F I E U U T N S E S T G Y B L A

A.

E

O S N T S S I H T U R N D E D L I V E C R S E Z E D

B. 1. 2. 3. 4. C. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

d b c a fussy vase blaze nature sole

14 INFERENCE: C HAPTER 7 Answers should approximate: 1. They had killed his friend Weena. They were trying to trap the Time Traveler. 2. The Eloi’s “brothers” were the workers, now called the Morlocks, who had to supply all the Eloi’s needs. Because they worked so hard, they had no time to enjoy life. 3. Before now, he hadn’t realized that the Morlocks had been eating the Eloi and would like to eat him, too. 4. She probably felt safe because the Time Traveler was there. 5. The Time Traveler was a member of the upper class in his own time. He was not a cannibal.

7 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 4 A. ACROSS : 2. dials 4. entry 5. arch 7. safekeeping D OWN: 1. fling 2. deserted 3. ruins 6. mild B. 1. deserted 2. entry 3. dials 4. safekeeping 5. arch 6. ruins 7. mild

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22 DESCRIPTIVE WORDS: C HAPTER 11

A. ACROSS : 1. confident 2. museum 5. camphor 6. porcelain 7. dynamite DOWN: 1. chemistry 3. airtight 4. gallery B. 1. porcelain 2. museum 3. gallery 4. chemistry, airtight 5. camphor 6. dynamite 7. confident

A. 1. blue, black 2. harsh 3. huge 4. dizzy 5. cold B. 1. monster, disgusting 2. larger, duller 3. dying, lifeless 4. drifting 5. silent


16 COMPREHENSION CHECK: C HAPTER 8 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. d 6. a

17 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 9 A. C R E F S N A O M A A O M T I E R L E T I T A T R A P F L I N G

A D R I E W

T U R E S G L N A G M N E W I G S O P R P R I O I N G S

B. 1. sorrow 2. creatures 3. lame 4. nipping 5. familiar 6. moans 7. fate 8. flinging 9. pattering 10. cooing 11. twigs 12. weird

T S S O M N E E M A T C S W A Y E I B N U G

A

D Y E T L E L B T N O A S D S V O E N E E H R I H R G N L O W E S P O S T P R S S C A R S K C I T S A T N A F R

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B. 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c C. 1. scars 2. overwork 3. moss 4. camera 5. appointment

24 COMPREHENSION CHECK: C HAPTER 12 1. backward 2. a different 3. refused 4. satisfaction 5. lie 6. narrator 7. sway 8. lunch 9. click, thud 10. transparent 11. vanishing, returned

18 PERSONALIZING THE STORY: C HAPTER 9 Answers will vary.

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1. 3/future 2. 9/fakes 3. 1/vanishes 4. 6/Morlocks 5. 2/robe 6. 12/housekeeper 7. 7/wells 8. 8/boots 9. 4/sphinx 10. 13/lunch 11. 5/Eloi 12. 10/levers 13. 11/beach

A. ACROSS : 2. oiled 5. unemployment 7. levers 9. keen 10. ghost DOWN: 1. clinging 3. wading 4. calm 6. poverty 8. scene B. 1. unemployment 2. Clinging 3. oiled 4. levers 5. poverty 6. ghost 7. calm 8. keen

26 FINAL EXAM, Part 1 1. c 2. b 3. c 4. d 5. a 6. b

20 POINT OF VIEW: C HAPTER 10

FINAL EXAM, Part 2 Answers should approximate: 1. The Morlocks were the workers who lived underground. The Eloi were the privileged people who had grown weak from not working. The Morlocks were ugly meat-eaters. The Eloi were small, beautiful, and food for the Morlocks. 2. Weena was an Eloi woman who was rescued from drowning by the Time Traveler. She fainted in the woods from fear of the Morlocks, and the Morlocks were then able to capture her. However, the Morlocks left her body while retreating from the forest fire the Time Traveler had started. 3. He saw a leg bone on their dinner table. 4. They wanted to trap the Time Traveler inside. 5. He took off the levers and kept them in his pocket. 6. The Morlocks were afraid of light. 7. They probably would have eaten him. 8. Answers will vary. Accept any reasonable answer.

Answers should approximate: 1.a. He saved Weena from drowning, which made him happy, and he made a friend of Weena. 1.b. It now gives him a keen stab of pain because Weena is dead. 2.a. They were accustomed to providing for all the Eloi’s needs. They were busy working and probably didn’t think much about them. 2.b. They looked upon the Eloi as a food source and started hunting them. 3.a. They liked darkness because they couldn’t see in the light. At night they had a chance to get some food. 3.b. They all slept together in the big buildings. They didn’t go outside at all and made sure they were never alone. 3.c. He was chased by the Morlocks at night and needed to make sure he had a source of light to fend them off.

21 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 11 A. ACROSS: 2. million 5. dizzy 7. thousands 8. record 9. crabs DOWN: 1. bleating 3. ice 4. bitter 6. insects B. 1. dizzy 2. record 3. thousands 4. crabs 5. million 6. ice 7. bleating, insects 8. bitter

27–33 Answers will vary.

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SADDLEBACK CLASSICS

LITERARY GLOSSARY effect in literature, an impression created by the writer

action what happens in a story; the acts or events that take place

Murder mysteries often create a suspenseful, chilling effect.

The war story was full of battle action.

author the writer of a book, story, article, etc.

event a specific occurrence; something that happens

Ernest Hemingway was an American author.

A plane crash is the first event in that adventure novel.

author’s purpose the author’s specific goal or reason for writing a certain book

fiction a literary work in which the plot and characters are the products of the author’s imagination

In that novel, the author’s purpose was to make readers laugh.

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a popular work of fiction.

character a fictional person who plays a part in a story or novel

imagery figures of speech that help the reader to visualize the characters or setting; pictures in words

Long John Silver is an important character in Treasure Island.

classic excellent artwork, novel, painting, symphony, etc. that remains popular over many years

In Stephen Crane’s imagery, the color of blood suggests courage.

introduction a short reading that presents and explains a novel; sometimes the first part of a novel that sets the scene

Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead has become an American classic

climax the outcome of the novel’s main conflict

The introduction to Frankenstein is in the form of a letter.

The capture of the criminal was the climax of the detective story.

mood the overall feeling or atmosphere the author creates in a story or novel

conflict The struggle between characters or forces at the center of the story

The author’s skillful use of language created a dismal, hopeless mood.

The conflict was resolved when the suspect confessed.

moral the instructive point of a story or novel; the lesson to be drawn by the reader

description the parts of a story or novel that tell about the appearance of the setting or characters

The moral of the story is to choose your friends carefully.

His description of the Alps was breathtaking.

motive the driving force, either internal or external, that makes a character do something

dialogue words spoken by the characters in a novel, story, or play

What was the character’s motive for lying?

The dialogue in that comedy is very witty and amusing.

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sequence the order in which story events take place

narrator, narration the character who tells the story in his or her own words; the telling of a story’s events

To solve the crime, the detective must determine the exact sequence of events.

Jim Hawkins is both the narrator of and a character in Treasure Island.

setting where and when a story happens; the location and time

novel a long form of fictional literature with a complex plot

The setting of A Christmas Carol is London in the mid-1800s.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the greatest American novels.

style the special way a writer uses language to express both literary form and his or her own life experience

pace the speed at which a story or novel develops and moves along

Ernest Hemingway’s style is famous for his use of short sentences and easy-to-understand words.

The pace of the rescue scene was very fast and exciting.

passage a section of a written work; may include just one line or several paragraphs

symbol a person or thing that stands for, or represents, something else In Hawthorne’s famous novel, the scarlet letter is a symbol for adultery.

My favorite passage described the character’s childhood.

plot the chain of events in a story that leads to its outcome

theme the central meaning of a story, play, or novel; the main idea, the point

The war novel’s plot is packed with action.

Ambition and revenge are common themes in Shakespeare’s plays.

point of view the mental position from which a character sees the events of the story unfold

tone the feeling given by the author’s voice; the attitude expressed by the author’s use of language

The character’s great wealth influenced his point of view about the poor.

Is the tone of her dialogue humorous or formal?

quotation a passage quoted; the exact words spoken by a character; the words set off between quotation marks

voice the author’s unique way of telling a story; a combination of personality and use of literary tools; the quality that sets one writer apart from other writers

“It was a season of hope. It was a season of despair,” is a famous quotation from A Tale of Two Cities.

Mark Twain’s colorful voice is not hard to recognize.

realism the author’s emphasis on showing life as it really is, not romanticized or idealized Stephen Crane used great realism in describing the sights and sounds of battle.

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Chapter

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WORDS AND MEANINGS NAME

A.

DATE

Circle the hidden words. They may go up, down, across, backward, or diagonally. Check off each word as you find it.

B.

___ GRAVITY

___ MAYOR

___ INVENTIONS

___ MODEL

___ DIMENSIONS

___ INVEST

___ CONSCIOUSNESS

___ VOYAGE

___ PSYCHOLOGIST

___ SPACE

___ CONVINCE

___ WINK

W E G Y T I V A R G I S

H N I D C O N V I N C E

T M A Y O R I S V S M A

S S R M N W L E O H S R

I W N T S I N T Y P E A

G S L O C T B R A E Q W

O A W H I L P C G S M H

L J I O O S E O E O U T

O U N E U L N N D A E A

H S K R S B R E R I S V

C A I W N I L G M D E E

Y L A A E E T H W I R W

S T L H S W Y E H T D I

P L S T S E V N I O A L

Use words from the puzzle to complete the sentences. 1. The ____________________ is a city’s chief elected official. 2. A physical object has three ____________________: height, length, and width. 3. The automobile, the electric light, and the computer are three important ____________________. 4. The force of ____________________ pulls objects toward the earth. 5. A ________________________ studies the workings of the human mind. 6. You may ____________________ at someone to show you’re not serious. 7. A ____________________ is a smaller version of a larger object. 8. When you ____________________ in a project, you contribute money or time. 9. ____________________ is the distance or area between things. 10. If you bump your head too hard, you may lose ________________________.

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B.

DATE

Who said what? Write a letter to match each character with the words he spoke. 1. ____ the Time Traveler

a. “I suppose you can show that black is white by argument!”

2. ____ Filby

b. “The math they taught you at school is based on incorrect ideas.”

3. ____ the doctor

c. “You could invest your money in the future and be rich when you got there.”

4. ____ the psychologist

d. “Is this a trick—like the ghost you showed us last Christmas?”

5. ____ the young man

e. “History teachers could travel back in time and see what really happened.”

Circle two words that could be used to describe each character. 1. Time Traveler 2. the doctor 3. Filby

worried inquiring

suspicious

4. the psychologist 5. the young man

C.

imaginative disgusted

gullible brilliant eager

arrogant convinced

inventive mocking

doubtful

intelligent curious

talkative intrigued

bored

uncertain

fatigued

Use words from the box to complete the sentences. Hint: You will not use all the words. complain

argue

bright

proof

excited

serious

unusual

1. The guests admired their host’s ___________________ mind. 2. Filby was a man who liked to ___________________. 3. The psychologist asked the Time Traveler to show him some ______________. 4. The Time Traveler had never been more ___________________ in his life. Saddleback Educational Publishing © 1999 • Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone: (888) 735-2225 • Fax: (888) 734-4010 • www.sdlback.com

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A.

DATE

Use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle.

1

D

2

ACROSS

3

D

R

2. “Don’t let me ___ you,” said the Time Traveler.

4

C

5

A

5. The Time Traveler had to ___ for eating instead of talking.

6

7. The Time Traveler warned his friends not to ___ his story.

7

8. The Time Traveler was ___ for a bit of meat.

8

S

Z

V

I

E

T

R

DOWN

B.

1. For a moment the Time Traveler seemed ___ by the light.

4. Filby was not ___ enough to make up such a story.

3. One of the guests was a newspaper ___.

6. The ___ liked to speak in headlines.

Use words from the puzzle to correctly complete the sentences. 1. A gentleman will always ___________________ for his rude behavior. 2. Someone who is imaginative and quick thinking is said to be ___________________. 3. To become weak and ill from lack of food is to be ___________________. 4. You will ___________________ the principal if you ___________________ the staff meeting. 5. Your eyes may be ___________________ by the headlights of approaching cars. 6. It is the ___________________’s job to make sure the ___________________’s story is accurate and well-written.

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2

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS NAME

DATE

Read the boldfaced lines from the story. Then answer the questions in complete sentences. 1. “I don’t think any of us really believed in the Time Machine.” How did the narrator draw this conclusion? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. “Good heavens, man! What’s the matter?” What caused the doctor to ask this question when he saw the Time Traveler? Why did he think something was wrong? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. “As he walked away, I noticed why he was limping.” What evidence led the narrator to this conclusion? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. “For a moment I thought about following him to his room.” Why didn’t the narrator act on his impulse to help the Time Traveler? What made him hesitate and then change his mind? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5. “Don’t they have any clothes brushes in the future?” Why did the editor jokingly ask this question? Why did the other guests think his remark was so funny? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 6. “I will tell you an amazing story, but you must not interrupt me.” Was there a specific reason the Time Traveler didn’t wish to be interrupted? What was he eager to do? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Saddleback Educational Publishing © 1999 • Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone: (888) 735-2225 • Fax: (888) 734-4010 • www.sdlback.com

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B.

DATE

Circle the hidden words. They may go up, down, across, backward, or diagonally. Check off each word as you find it. ___ HAILSTORM

___ HAZY

___ SPHINX

___ QUARTZ

___ BRONZE

___ STATUE

___ SLIGHT

___ CONSTANT

___ SADDLE

___ THUD

___ MOUNT

___ SAVAGE

S A D H R R L A A S L

H D L U A O K I L H D

E N T D R T L Y A W D

I Z C O N S T A N T A

W O N H T G P D Y S S

S C I O Y Z A H E L E

A T R E R O L I I N T

N M E U E B A G S N F

I T M T N E H X U D X

H Q U A R T Z O I V L

T O S T O N M I W E R

E N T S A V A G E M F

Write a word from the puzzle under the definition it matches. 1. metal alloy of copper and tin ______________________________ 2. ancient statue with a lion’s body and the head of a man, ram, or hawk ______________________________ 3. small and lightweight ______________________________ 4. describes something that repeats or continues without stopping ______________________________ 5. describes air that is misty, smoky, or dusty ______________________________ 6. bright clear or colored mineral ______________________________

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7. wild, fierce, dangerous ______________________________ 8. to climb onto; get seated upon ______________________________ 9. heavy fall of frozen raindrops ______________________________ 10. dull sound, like something heavy dropping ______________________________ 11. figure carved or molded by an artist; sculpture ______________________________ 12. a seat for a rider ______________________________



Chapter

6

3

CAUSE AND EFFECT NAME

A.

DATE

Read the list of causes on the left. Then write a letter to match each cause with its effect on the right. 1. ____ The Time Machine gets worn from travel.

a. The Time Machine flips over and flings him through the air.

2. ____ The Time Traveler pushes the forward bar.

b. Suddenly he becomes afraid.

3. ____ The Time Traveler is shocked to see his housekeeper cross the room.

c. Through an opening in a wall, he sees a group of figures.

4. ____ The Time Traveler pushes back on the bar. 5. ____ Hail beats down on the little green lawn.

e. He gets his confidence back.

6. ____ It occurs to the Time Traveler that the people of the future might be cruel.

f. Somehow she seems to shoot across the room like a rocket.

7. ____ The Time Traveler looks back toward the white buildings. 8. ____ The Time Traveler gets the impression that the little people are weak.

B.

d. One of the control bars is cracked.

g. The Time Traveler gets wet to the skin. h. Right away he feels dizzy.

Write T or F to show whether each statement below is true or false. 1. ____ The Time Machine’s increasing speed was the cause of the buzzing in the Time Traveler’s ears. 2. ____ The return of the Time Traveler’s courage was the effect of knowing that he could leave at any time. 3. ____ The small man’s bare legs were the effect of the sandals on his feet. 4. ____ The sight of the small man’s size caused the Time Traveler to remove his hand from the Time Machine.


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A.

DATE

Use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle. 1

ACROSS

2. The ___ on the Time Machine told me I was in the year 802,701.

2

3

R

D

S

4

E

4. The building had a huge ___.

G 5

5. The ___ over the doorway was richly carved.

A 6

M

7

7. For ___, I put the little bars in my pocket.

F

S

E

D

DOWN

B.

1. Why did the little people ___ flowers at the Time Traveler?

3. The Time Traveler came across the ___ of a big building.

2. He forgot that the Time Machine was left ___ among the flowers.

6. The eyes of the little people were large and ___.

Use words from the puzzle to correctly complete the sentences. 1. Although it is busy in the daytime, the office is ___________________ at night. 2. Is that door the ___________________ or the exit? 3. Meter readers check the ___________________ to see how much power has been used. 4. You can put your money in the bank for ___________________. 5. The ___________________ of the bridge curves over the river. 6. Valuable jewelry was found in the ___________________ of the bombed building. 7. We are enjoying ___________________ weather for January.

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4

COMPREHENSION CHECK NAME

A.

DATE

Use words from the box to complete the sentences. Hint: You will not use all the words in the box. children benches pinched

wink bread motion

hugged tables touched

fruit smile dolls

cushions pointed Earth

sun curly red

1. The little people ___________________ the Time Trveler to make sure he was real. 2. The Time Traveler removed the levers that would set the Time Machine in ___________________. 3. The small people’s faces looked like those of little ___________________. 4. The small people had ___________________ hair, ___________________ lips, and ___________________ chins. 5. One of the little people asked if the Time Traveler had come from the ___________________. 6. The huge, marble sphinx seemed to ___________________ at the Time Traveler as he walked by. 7. The ___________________ in the great hall were made of polished stone. 8. Sitting on ___________________, the little people ate ___________________ with their hands.

B.

Write T or F to show whether each statement below is true or false. 1. ____ In the land of the future, fish and insects had long ago become extinct. 2. ____ The little people paid close attention and learned very quickly. 3. ____ Male and female little people looked nearly the same. 4. ____ Violence was rare among the little people.


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B.

DATE

Circle the hidden words. They may go up, down, across, backward, or diagonally. Check off each word as you find it. ___ MOCKING

___ FLICKER

___ PANELS

___ PEERED

___ PALACES

___ SLOTH

___ PILLAR

___ DIM

___ CAVERNS

___ LEVERS

___ AVERAGE

___ DARTED

D E T R A D I M P U A

H M A W T V O E I S D

O C D N H C E D N T S

P U O I K R T R L O R

A A I I E O E D A H E

L H N D R V H L T G V

A G E E A N T O W T E

C S G C L E L Y I N L

E I T D L S C T T E S

S T F L I C K E R S A

W H E O P W U A B Y N

Use words from the puzzle to complete the sentences. 1. At the petting zoo, the excited child ____________________ from one animal to another. 2. He ____________________ into the dusty window of the haunted house. 3. Someone will ____________________ the lights before the movie starts. 4. Dad glued ____________________ of knotty pine over the scratched old walls. 5. I saw the ____________________ of a lantern inside their tent. 6. A ____________________ is a slow-moving animal that hangs upside down from tree branches. 7. That player improves her batting ____________________ every year. 8. Especially large caves are sometimes called ____________________. 9. The official houses of kings and emporers are called ____________________.

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5

SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS NAME

A.

DATE

Notice the boldfaced words. Then find an antonym (word that means the opposite) in the box for each boldfaced word. Write the antonyms on the lines. Hint: You will not use all the words in the box. high

brilliant

shallow

dusky

broad

familiar

tiny

weighty

peculiar

solid

square

crowded

1. The big hall was dark ____________________ and empty ____________________. 2. The base of the sphinx was hollow ____________________. 3. The Time Traveler found strange, ____________________, narrow ____________________ footprints. 4. The wells were round ____________________ and appeared to be deep ____________________.

B.

Write a letter to show the synonym (word that means the same) of the boldfaced word in each sentence. 1. ____ The Time Traveler was very tired and miserable.

a. unhappy

2. ____ All of the little people were frightened.

b. uncomplicated

3. ____ Their language turned out to be quite simple.

c. unusual

4. ____ No one cared that the poor creature was drowning.

d. elaborate

5. ____ Weena and the Time Traveler had an odd friendship.

e. terrified

6. ____ The workers had made fancy clothes for rich people.

f. unfortunate


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A.

DATE

Use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle. 1

ACROSS

S

2. To admit a wrong is to ___ it. 4. supplied whatever was needed 7. metal pieces curved to be able to hold something 9. took care of; kept from deteriorating 10. reminder of a success or victory

2

4

V G

S

8

F 9

P

6. long, narrow opening dug down into the earth 8. a person looked upon as low and worthless

E

D

10

T

H

Draw a line to match each puzzle word on the left with its antonym (word that means the opposite) on the right. 1. confess

a. destroyed

2. restless

b. denied

3. preserved

c. calm

4. provided

d. withhold

Write a word from the crossword puzzle under the definition it matches. 1. awarded to a sports champion ______________________________ 2. space for an elevator ______________________________ 3. used to catch fish ______________________________

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R

W

3. walked unsteadily 5. nervous, jittery, not relaxed

C.

5

6

H

1. bending over; crouching

B.

S

O

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DOWN

3

C

4. before peeking in a basement window ______________________________ 5. walked while feeling dizzy ______________________________ 6. unfortunate, miserable person ______________________________



Chapter

12

6

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS NAME

DATE

First complete the sentences with words from the box. Then number the events to show which happened first, second, and so on. Hint: You will not use all the words. match

palace

secrets

explore

sunlight

pitiful

weight

feet

sounds

opening

machine

faint

lids

shadows

lashes

____

1. The Time Traveler sees that the Morlocks’ eyes have no ____________________.

____

2. A metal bar bends under the Time Traveler’s ___________________.

____

3. The Morlocks hide in the ____________________ of the cavern.

____

4. The Time Traveler plans to ____________________ the Green Palace.

____

5. The creatures are frightened by the ____________________ the Time Traveler carries.

____

6. Weena gives a ____________________ cry as the Time Traveler enters the well.

____

7. When he climbs back into the ____________________, the Time Traveler falls on his face.

____

8. The thudding sound of a ____________________ grows louder.

____

9. The Time Traveler fears he will ____________________ before he gets out of the shaft.

____

10. The Morlocks whisper odd ____________________ to each other.

____

11. The Time Traveler sees the ____________________ of a narrow tunnel.

____

12. The Morlocks grab at the Time Traveler’s ____________________.


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B.

C.

DATE

Circle the hidden words. They may go up, down, across, backward, or diagonally. Check off each word as you find it. ___ GENERATIONS

___ EVIL

___ VERMIN

___ VASE

___ SCIENTIST

___ HABIT

___ SHUDDERED

___ SOLE

___ THRUST

___ FUSSY

___ NATURE

___ BLAZE

M G I M K E K E R I G

U E T S H A B I T E C

D F R A T U N T N S H

R O E U E H O E E T I

A A C J T S R H T E Y

E V H S O A W U O S L

M A N U T E N E S N B

E S R I N D W U P T L

L E O T M T F T S A A

O N I L E R H L G N Z

S T S I T N E I C S E

I W T I W O R V L D R

N H S H U D D E R E D

Each word in the list on the left names a category. Write a letter to match each category with appropriate examples on the right. 1. ____ habit

a. biologist, chemist, botanist

2. ____ generations

b. great-grandfather, grandmother, father

3. ____ vermin

c. rats, fleas, cockroaches

4. ____ scientist

d. biting fingernails, gossiping, smoking

Use words from the puzzle to complete the sentences. 1. The well-dressed girl is ____________________ about her clothes. 2. He arranged the roses in a tall, crystal ____________________. 3. We all enjoyed the roaring ____________________ in the fireplace. 4. That little boy seems to have a cheerful, happy ____________________. 5. The shoemaker will replace the damaged ____________________ on my hiking boot.

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7

INFERENCE NAME

DATE

Think about the story events. Then answer the questions in complete sentences. 1. Give two reasons the Time Traveler said, “I couldn’t help but hate the Morlocks.” __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. What did the Time Traveler mean when he said, “Ages ago the Eloi had thrust their brothers out of the air and sunshine”? Who were the Eloi’s “brothers,” and why did these people have to do without air and sunshine? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. Why did the Time Traveler now “shudder with horror” when he remembered the many times he had slept outdoors? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. Weena fell asleep right away when she and the Time Traveler were forced to sleep outdoors. Why wasn’t she afraid to sleep? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5. The Time Traveler did not admire the weakness and laziness of the Eloi. Yet he said that he was more like the Eloi than the Morlocks. Why did he say this? What was the greatest difference between himself and the Morlocks? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________


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15

8


A.

DATE

Use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle. ACROSS

1. self-assured; certain 2. building that exhibits important objects from history, art, or science 5. smelly natural substance that burns well 6. fine, white, hard earthenware substance

1

C

2

M

D

M 3

M

A

4

G

5

C

H T

6

P

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L

7. powerful explosive made from nitroglycerin DOWN

1. science that deals with chemical elements and compounds 3. closed so tightly that air can’t get in or out

B.

7

Y

T

4. a long room used to display things like works of art

Use words from the puzzle to correctly complete the sentences. 1. The material of the palace turned out to be ___________________. 2. Seeing the dinosaur skeleton, I figured out that this place must be a ___________________. 3. A long ___________________ lit by many windows seemed to be devoted to natural history. 4. Looking around the gallery of ___________________, I found a box of matches in an ___________________ case. 5. Then I found a sealed jar of ___________________ that was still good. 6. In another gallery I found two sticks of ___________________. 7. Feeling very ___________________, I was sure I could get back to the Time Machine the next morning.

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8


DATE

Circle a letter to correctly complete each sentence or answer the question. 1. The Time Traveler sees written words on the front of the palace. Why couldn’t Weena tell the Time Traveler what the strange writing said? a. The words were from the Morlocks’ language.

c. The words were very long and difficult.

b. The idea of writing had never entered her head.

d. Weena didn’t have her glasses with her.

2. Why was the Time Traveler unable to recognize all the machines in the museum? a. They had been invented long after his time.

c. The machines were too rusty and broken.

b. He knew little about machines.

d. It was too dark to see well.

3. What weapon did the Time Traveler make out of an old machine part? a. a whip

c. a rifle

b. a spear

d. a club

4. What did the Time Traveler notice about the books he found in the museum? a. They were written in an unfamiliar language.

c. The print had disappeared from the pages.

b. They were long and boring.

d. They all had colorful pictures.

5. In his excitement at finding a weapon, the Time Traveler almost forgot that a. he was exhausted.

c. Weena was missing.

b. he could use a sword to open the panels.

d. he still had to find a hiding place.

6. The Time Traveler felt that the camphor would a. serve as an excellent candle.

c. probably be no good now.

b. be a nice gift for the Morlocks.

d. be as explosive as dynamite.


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17

9


A.

B.

DATE

Circle the hidden words. They may go up, down, across, backward, or diagonally. Check off each word as you find it. ___ PATTERING

___ MOANS

___ COOING

___ WEIRD

___ FAMILIAR

___ FATE

___ FLINGING

___ LAME

___ CREATURES

___ SORROW

___ NIPPING

___ TWIGS

J F A M I L I A R P

N N S T S T O T R L

C A L S E W T N Y I

R O H A E E U T M N

E M O N R T Y O I G

A D R I E W O S T I

T L N G N I P P I N

U G E T E G U H E G

R E R M Y S B O L Y

E B A A O A E U I U

S L C C W O R R O S

G E O L U T T G N O

M S M A B C E C G W

Write a word from the puzzle under the definition it matches. 1. sadness over a loss or worry ______________________________ 2. living beings, human or animal ______________________________ 3. crippled; unable to walk properly ______________________________ 4. biting, pinching, or squeezing ______________________________ 5. well known; not strange ______________________________ 6. soft, sad cries ______________________________

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7. destiny; events that will happen ______________________________ 8. forcefully hurling ______________________________ 9. light, quick, tapping sounds ______________________________ 10. making soft, murmuring sounds ______________________________ 11. tiny branches from trees or shrubs ______________________________ 12. very odd or strange ______________________________



Chapter

18

9

PERSONALIZING THE STORY NAME

DATE

Read the boldfaced lines from the story. Then relate the story events to your own experiences. Answer the questions in complete sentences. 1. If I were to hold the match out in front of us, I would have to stop carrying the firewood. So I put it down. Have you ever unsuccessfully tried to do two things at once? How did you choose which of the two activities to continue? Explain the situation. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. Weena wanted to play with the fire, but I stopped her. Have you ever stopped someone from doing something dangerous? What was the person about to do? How did you convince the person to change his or her mind? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. I had turned myself about. Now I had no idea which way I should be going. Did you ever get confused and lose your sense of direction? Where were you and what happened? How did you eventually find your way? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. The creatures caught me and pulled me down. But then my hand came upon my club, and it gave me strength. What “gives you strength” and renews your self-confidence when you are afraid? Is there someone or something that gives you courage? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________


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19

10


A.

DATE

Use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle. ACROSS 1

2. I saw that the Time Machine had been ___ and cleaned. 5. There had been no ___ in that perfect world. 7. The small ___ were still in my pocket. 9. Seeing the spot where I had saved Weena gave me a ___ stab of pain. 10. I wanted to start up the Time Machine and then leave like a ___.

C 3

2

O

W

4

C

G

D

5

6

U

P

G 7

L

4. I tried to stay ___ as I struck a match. 6. When society had been balanced, there had been no ___.

B.

8

V

DOWN

1. Finally, the Morlocks’ ___ hands slipped away from me. 3. Some of the Eloi were ___ in the river.

M

S

9

K

10

G

N

O E

8. Looking down from the hill, I admired the beautiful ___.

Use words from the puzzle to correctly complete the sentences. 1. At times of high ___________________, many, many people are out of work. 2. ___________________ tightly to its mother, the baby monkey hid its face. 3. Machines run better if all moving parts are well ___________________. 4. Bars that can be turned to move something are called ___________________. 5. When wealth is controlled by only a few, the majority of people live in ___________________. 6. The girl made a very scary ___________________ costume for Halloween. 7. I am nervous about the test, but you seem quite ___________________. 8. There is a ___________________ competition between the two top players.

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20

10

POINT OF VIEW NAME

DATE

Just as in real life, no two story characters see things in exactly the same way. Their thoughts and feelings are different. Their motivations and expectations are different. The special way a person looks at things is his or her point of view.

Explain the character’s point of view about each of the following situations. Write in complete sentences. 1. a. The Time Traveler stops at the river near Weena’s home. His viewpoint of this place has changed since the first time he was here. What happened the first time he was there? How did he feel about it? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ b. How does he feel about the place when he sees it a second time? Why does he feel that way? _______________________________________________________________ 2. a. When food was plentiful, how did the Morlocks probably feel about the Eloi? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ b. How did the Morlocks’ point of view change when their food supply ran out? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 3. a. The darkness of night meant something very different to the different characters. What was the Morlocks’ point of view? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ b. How did the darkness of night influence the Eloi’s sleeping arrangements? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ c. From the Time Traveler’s viewpoint, what did darkness mean? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Saddleback Educational Publishing © 1999 • Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone: (888) 735-2225 • Fax: (888) 734-4010 • www.sdlback.com

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Chapter

21

11


A.

DATE

Use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle. ACROSS

2. 1,000 x 1,000 = one ___

1 2

5. unsteady, whirling or spinning feeling 7. 100 x 100 = ___ (plural) 8. to write down for future use; to keep an account of 9. flat shellfish with eight legs and a pair of claws (plural) DOWN

1. making the sound of a sheep, goat, or calf 3. frozen water

M

3

B L

C 4

B

5

D

Z 7

T

8

R

6

T

I

U

C

C 9

C

B

4. strong, unpleasant taste 6. tiny creatures like flies and ants

B.

Use words from the puzzle to correctly complete the sentences. 1. Time travel makes you ___________________, even when you’re sitting up. 2. One dial on the Time Machine can ___________________ single days. 3. I saw that the ___________________ hand was moving as fast as the second hand on a watch! 4. Dozens of the disgusting ___________________ were still crawling here and there. 5. More than 30 ___________________ years from now, the sun took up nearly a tenth of the sky. 6. There were huge, drifting masses of ___________________ in the sea. 7. The ___________________ of sheep and the hum of ___________________ was all over. 8. On the snow-covered beach, I felt a chill from the __________________ cold.

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Chapter

22

11

DESCRIPTIVE WORDS NAME

A.

DATE

First unscramble the adjectives in the box. Then use the unscrambled adjectives to complete the sentences. GEHU _______________________

CODL __________________________

ZIDYZ ______________________

ULEB __________________________

SHRAH _____________________

KLABC _________________________

1. Now the sky was no longer ___________________, but mostly _____________________. 2. From a nearby hill, I heard a __________________ scream. 3. A _________________ white butterfly flew across the sky. 4. Time travel makes a person feel __________________. 5. When the Time Traveler moved on 100 years, the air temperature was still ____________________.

B.

Circle a word to correctly complete each sentence. 1. The ( miniature / monster ) crabs were ( disgusting / disjointed ) to the Time Traveler. 2. The red sun had now become a little ( louder / larger ) and a little ( duller / deeper ). 3. The Time Traveler saw the same ( dying / dynamic ) sea, but now the red beach seemed ( listless / lifeless ). 4. Far out at sea he saw ( drifting / drowning ) masses of ice. 5. Except for the sound of the sea, the earth was ( stony / silent ).


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23

12


A.

B.

C.

DATE

Circle the hidden words. They may go up, down, across, backward, or diagonally. Check off each word as you find it. ___ UNBELIEVABLE

___ CAMERA

___ OVERWORK

___ SOLID

___ APPOINTMENT

___ GHOSTLY

___ SWAYING

___ HOST

___ FANTASTIC

___ MOSS

___ TENDERNESS

___ SCARS

T U N R W N Z P C S C P

S N A E E C E E X A O U

S R E N A S W A Y I N G

O S N M U E O B E B H E

M O E I T N B E E N E N

C R O D M N M L B T V A

A A P C S V I U S C O C

H S E O C E E O N V G I

E T L M V Q H L P U S T

S I N A B E P V J P C S

D N B S E S R Q L L A A

Y L T S O H G W E R R T

E G F T O A A O O N S N

N O I C P L Q N N R X A

T E N D E R N E S S K F

Draw a line to match each puzzle word on the left with its antonym (word that means the opposite) on the right. 1. fantastic

a. credible

2. tenderness

b. ordinary

3. unbelievable

c. squishy

4. solid

d. insensitivity

Use words from the puzzle to complete the sentences. 1. The Time Traveler had half-healed __________________ on his hands. 2. The doctor told the Time Traveler he was suffering from _________________. 3. We saw bits of grass and __________________ on the Time Machine. 4. The Time Traveler carried a bag and a __________________. 5. I suddenly remembered that I had an ____________________ at 2 o’clock.

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Circle a word or words to correctly complete each sentence. 1. As the Time Machine headed back toward 1895, the hands on the dials spun ( forward / backward ). 2. The Time Machine had departed from and returned to ( the same / a different ) place in the laboratory. 3. The Time Traveler ( refused / agreed ) to give the doctor the flowers Weena had given him. 4. Touching his Time Machine, the Time Traveler now spoke in a tone of ( annoyance / satisfaction ). 5. The editor thought the Time Traveler’s tale was a ( dream / lie ). 6. The ( narrator / doctor ) thought about the fantastic story for most of the night. 7. The Time Machine began to ( hum / sway ) when the narrator touched it. 8. The Time Traveler offered to give the narrator ( proof / lunch ). 9. A ( cluck / click ) and a ( thump / thud ) could be heard from behind the laboratory door. 10. The narrator could see through the ( transparent / transcendent ) figure of the Time Traveler. 11. Since ( vanquishing / vanishing ) three years ago, the Time Traveler has never ( returned / remained ). Saddleback Educational Publishing © 1999 • Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone: (888) 735-2225 • Fax: (888) 734-4010 • www.sdlback.com

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First complete the sentences with words from the box. Then number the events to show which happened first, second, and so on. Hint: You will not use all the words.

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appears

wells

boots

museum

future

Eloi

Morlocks

lunch

beach

vanishes

sphinx

rock

cannibal

fakes

robe

housekeeper

levers

past

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1. The people of the ____________________ seem no smarter than five-year-olds.

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2. The sticks of dynamite in the museum turn out to be ______________.

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3. The model of the Time Machine glitters and then ________________.

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4. Weena says the underground creatures are called _________________.

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5. The Time Traveler meets a short man wearing a purple ____________.

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6. The Time Traveler sees his ____________________ walking backward across the laboratory.

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7. The Time Traveler climbs down one of the deep _________________.

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8. A Morlock snatches one of the Time Traveler’s __________________.

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9. The Time Machine disappears from the lawn around the __________________.

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10. The Time Traveler invites the narrator to stay for _______________.

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11. The Time Traveler saves an ______________ woman from drowning.

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12. A Morlock nearly grabs one of the Time Traveler’s _______________.

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Circle a letter to correctly answer each question or complete each sentence. 1. Why didn’t the Time Traveler’s guests believe his story? a. They never believed any story he told.

c. They believed that time travel was impossible.

b. They were worried about him.

d. They were envious of him.

2. As the Time Machine went faster and faster, the Time Traveler saw a. young people grow old in a few seconds.

c. pounding hailstorms and clapping thunder.

b. buildings rise and fall in minutes.

d. his housekeeper quickly walking backward.

3. What did the Time Traveler observe in the land of the Eloi? a. The geography was the same as it had been in 1895.

c. Their buildings and belongings were in very bad condition.

b. Each small person had a small house.

d. Everyone was surrounded by huge, noisy machines.

4. The Morlocks could be described as a. evil, tanned, weak.

c. tall, dark, handsome.

b. shy, curious, kindly.

d. white, hairy, apelike.

5. What old lesson were the Eloi now learning again? a. to be fearful of predators

c. to take care of their own needs

b. to be kind to the Morlocks

d. to pay closer attention

6. As he blasted further into the future, the Time Traveler noticed that a. the sky had turned green.

c. the earth was spinning faster.

b. the moon had vanished.

d. it was always sunset.


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Answer each question in your own words. Write in complete sentences. 1. Who were the Morlocks? Who were the Eloi? Name at least three differences between them. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. Who was Weena? What happened to her? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. How did the Time Traveler discover that the Morlocks were meat-eaters? __________________________________________________________________ 4. Why did the Morlocks leave the doors in the base of the sphinx open? __________________________________________________________________ 5. How did the Time Traveler prevent the Morlocks from taking off in his Time Machine? __________________________________________________________________ 6. What was the only thing the Morlocks seemed to fear? __________________________________________________________________ 7. If the Morlocks had captured the Time Traveler, what would they most likely have done with him? __________________________________________________________________ 8. On his last journey, do you think the Time Traveler went into the future or into the past? Why do you think so? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 40


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Choose one “extra credit” project from each column. Complete the short-term project on the back of this sheet. To complete the second project, follow your teacher’s instructions. SHORT-TERM PROJECTS

LONG-TERM PROJECTS

1. Write brief captions for any four illustrations in the book.

1. Use a reference book to find a song that was popular at the time this story takes place. Read or sing it to the class.

2. Draw a picture of your favorite character. Be sure the clothing and hairstyles are appropriate to the times. 3. Write a diary entry for one of the main characters. Describe, from that character’s point of view, an important event from the novel. 4. Write a short paragraph explaining why you think the author chose to write about the particular time and place of the novel’s setting. 5. Draw a simple map, showing various locations mentioned in the novel. 6. Choose any page from the novel. Rewrite all the dialogue. 7. Playing the role of a newspaper reporter, write a brief article describing one of the events that occurs in the novel.

2. Write a description of the daily life of ordinary people at the time this story was written. Use library resources to find information. 3. Make a diorama depicting one of the important scenes in the story. 4. Ask a librarian to help you find a recipe for a dish that was popular at the time depicted in the story. Make it for the class. 5. Make a chart showing “then and now” comparisons between the story’s location and people at the time the novel is set and as it is today. 6. Use a cassette recorder to make an audiotape of any two chapters of the novel.


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PLOT STUDY: _________________________________________________________ (TITLE OF NOVEL)

NAME

DATE

Five elements make up a plot: characters, setting, conflict, climax, and conclusion. Review the Glossary definition of each element. Then answer the questions about the novel you just read. 1. What is the setting (time and place) of the novel? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. What conflict or conflicts do the main characters face? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. Explain the climax of these conflicts (how they are resolved). __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. Is the outcome of the plot surprising? Why or why not? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5. Does the novel focus mostly on character, plot, or setting? Explain your answer. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 6. What might have been a different way for the conflicts to be resolved? Think of some events that would have changed the outcome of the plot. Write your new ending here. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 42


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NAME

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Review the Glossary definition of theme. Then study the literary themes listed in the box. bravery guilt madness

loyalty love science

revenge war injustice

revolution repentance greed

nature courage regret

hope friendship youth

Authors often want to deliver a message about their themes. This message, usually a deeply held belief, is expressed in the story. Think about the novel you just read. What theme or themes can you recognize? What was the main idea? What point was the author trying to make about that theme? What message was delivered? Choose two or three themes from the box, or write your own. Then write a sentence explaining the author’s belief about that theme. (This kind of sentence is called a thematic statement.) EXAMPLE:

Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare Theme: hatred Thematic statement: Hatred between families can have tragic consequences for innocent individuals.

Theme 1: _____________________________ Thematic statement: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Theme 2: _____________________________ Thematic statement: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Theme 3: _____________________________ Thematic statement: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Saddleback Educational Publishing © 1999 • Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone: (888) 735-2225 • Fax: (888) 734-4010 • www.sdlback.com

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NAME

DATE

Review the Glossary definition of character. Then name two important characters from the novel you just read. Write a brief description of each. 1. Character: _______________________________ Description: _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. Character: _______________________________ Description: _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. Which character did you find most interesting? ____________________________ Explain why. _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. Describe the main conflict this character faces. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5. How is this conflict finally resolved? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 6. Does the plot outcome make the character happy? __________________________ Explain how. _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 7. Write three lines of dialogue or description from the novel that helped you understand this character. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 8. On the back of this sheet, write a sentence telling how you and the character are alike. Then write another sentence telling how the two of you are different. 44


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NAME

DATE

Look back through the novel you just read. Find ten words that were new to you. First, list the words on the lines below. Then check a dictionary if you’re not sure what each word means. Finally, use each word in a sentence of your own. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

1. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 6. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 7. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 8. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 9. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 10. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Saddleback Educational Publishing © 1999 • Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone: (888) 735-2225 • Fax: (888) 734-4010 • www.sdlback.com

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NAME

DATE

1. Review the Glossary definition of conflict. Then describe one example of a conflict in this novel. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. Review the Glossary definition of imagery. Then give two examples of the author’s artful use of figurative language. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. Select your favorite short passage from the novel. Write it on the lines. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. Describe the setting of the novel. When and where does the story take place? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5. Review the Glossary definition of motive. Explain the motive, or driving force, behind the main character’s actions. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 6. Review the Glossary definition of quotation. Select a memorable quotation from the novel and write it on the lines. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 7. Think about a major event in the story. What was the main character’s point of view about that event? Explain how the author revealed that character’s point of view. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 46


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Imagine you are a book reviewer for a newspaper. Your job is to describe the novel you just read for your readers. Before you write your review—which will contain both fact and opinion—you must take notes. Use this form to record the information you will use in your article. BOOK TITLE: ____________________________________________________________ AUTHOR: _______________________________________________________________

1. What was the author’s purpose in writing this book? (Examples: to amuse, terrify, inform, protest, inspire, etc.) Name more than one purpose, if appropriate. __________________________________________________________________ 2. What type of novel is this? (Examples: adventure, fantasy, comedy, tragedy, mystery, action, drama, etc.) Name more than one type, if appropriate. __________________________________________________________________ 3. Describe the main character in two or three sentences. Use meaningful details. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. Describe two or three supporting characters. Explain each character’s relationship to the main character. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5. Write one or two sentences from the novel as examples of powerful description. (Hint: Look for vivid sights, sounds, smells, or feelings.) __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Saddleback Educational Publishing © 1999 • Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone: (888) 735-2225 • Fax: (888) 734-4010 • www.sdlback.com

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NAME

DATE

6. Write one or two lines from the book as examples of memorable dialogue. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 7. Summarize the plot of the book in one brief paragraph. (Hint: Name a key event at the beginning, middle, and end.) __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 8. Find your favorite illustration in the book. As you describe it, explain how this drawing works as an aid to the reader’s imagination. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 9. State your opinion of the book’s title. Does the title give a good clue as to what the story is about? Why or why not? Suggest a different title that would have worked as well. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 10. State two reasons why you would or would not recommend this novel to your readers. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 48


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