“There Will Come Soft Rains” Reading Comprehension …



“There Will Come Soft Rains” Reading Comprehension Questions

1. What unusual qualities and appliances does the house have? List 3 functions the house performs.

2. What do the nursery’s furnishings tell you about the family and their relationship to the natural world?

3. Setting: What is the setting of the story? What do you learn about the society from the house’s many automated features?

4. What is the point of view in this story? Explain.

5. What are some things the house has been protecting itself from?

6. Why is the dog very thin and covered in sores? What happens to the dog’s remains?

7. How is the family’s daily schedule of activities reflected in the house’s technological programming? What can you infer the family usually does at 2:35? What did the children usually do at 4:30?

8. What is the name of the family that lived in the house?

9. Reread lines 31-44. Based on the story’s details about the city, what do you think has happened? Why was the west face of the house black? How did the silhouettes get there? (lines 39-40)

10. How and why does the author personify certain characteristics of the house? Consider what effect this has on the theme of the story. For examples of personification, refer to (line 138) “screamed”, (line 143) “gave ground,” and (line 141) “save itself.”

11. What are some things the house does to try and save itself?

12. What was the last voice to die saying?

13. Describe the changes the house undergoes during the story.

14. Who or what is the protagonist in the story?

15. Find at least 3 examples of imagery and discuss how they contribute to the story’s theme.

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