Lesson 6: Invasion from Mars Vocabulary and Comprehension Test

Directions: Match the definition below to the correct vocabulary word. 1. [Daring] Boldly courageous, fearless 2. [Conferring] To meet in order to discuss something together 3. [awe] A feeling of wonder, fear, and respect 4. [luminous] To give off light 5. [alarmed] To fill with sudden fear 6. [reacted] To act in response to something 7. [extraordinary] Very unusual and remarkable 8. [fade] To become faint or dim 9. [indescribable] Something that is too extraordinary to say in words 10. [convey] To communicate 11. What genre is this selection? tall tale play fantasy 12. What is the author’s purpose for writing this selection? to inform to persuade to entertain 13. Which of the following is NOT the setting of our story? New Jersey Grover's Mill Outer space on a farm 14. Who does Phillips, the reporter, interview first? Wilmuth Pierson The Policeman the aliens 15. What job or profession does Pierson have? mechanic professor farmer police officer 16. Why does the policeman hold a white handkerchief tied to a pole as they approach the metal object? They want to clean the object. They want to use the place as a weapon. They believe that the aliens need to sneeze. They want to show that they will do no harm. 17. How does the reader learn about the characters, setting, and plot during the story? descriptions of a narrator throughout the story through what the characters say through how the characters move on stage 18. What happens immediately after the metal cylinder top unscrews? Phillips interviews the owner of the farm. The field catches on fire. A creature comes out of the cylinder. Pierson tells Phillips that the cylinder is extraterrestrial. 19. The stage directions from the story say: (Crash of microphone...then dead silence). How does the scene MOST likely end? Phillips drops his microphone and runs away. The creature captures spectators with his tentacles. Another cylinder drops from the sky. Mr.Wilmuth destroys the creature in the cylinder. 20. Illustrate a picture of the setting in the box below. Think about what setting is before you start drawing. 21. Describe the setting of this story that you drew for question #20 in your own words using a complete sentence.