Unit 11

UNIT 10
Task 1: Fill the gaps with given words

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1. Science fiction novels are known for their fantastic themes; however, many also
have _____________ themes that explore profound ideas. One such novel is Kindred by Octavia
Butler in which the _____________ is a black woman who encounters love, hate, and racial
tensions as she time travels between the present and past.
2. While some people believe we cannot control our _____________, others take intentional
steps to shape their future.
3. Nadine has healthy self-esteem. Even if someone is critical or condescending to her, she does
not let them make her feel _____________.
4. The science fiction novel Dune by Frank Herbert has a total of five _____________,
including Children of Dune and the last one, Chapterhouse: Dune.
5. Many people think it’s _____________ that humans could live on Mars. They just can’t
believe that people could _____________ there and actually survive.
6. Our book club is reading a story about _____________ from outer space who invade a small
island country on Earth. When the spaceship _____________ near the capital city, the human
inhabitants panic and begin to _____________ by plane, boat, and any other means possible.
7. If you were offered a(n) _____________ into the future to know what you’ll be doing ten
years from now, would you take it?
8. Many scientists do not work inside a traditional laboratory, but create a
temporary _____________ in each new remote environment where they conduct research.
9. A good detective novel always has one villain—a(n) _____________ character who will
do _____________ anything to attempt to destroy the main character.
10. In January 2018, scientists were _____________ to find ice beneath the surface of Mars
which they could actually access and study. Until that time, the existence of ice on Mars was
known, but it was unreachable.
Task 2: Based on the reading ‘My Mars’, choose the best answers.
1. In paragraph H of My Mars, Bradbury writes, "If you tied all your Martian landscapes together
and made a tapestry of them, wouldn’t they make a book …?"
What are the “landscapes” in this question?
A. Bradbury's first novels
B. Bradbury's short stories
C. The various settings that Bradbury selects for his stories
2. Tucson, a movie theater, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are all part of the __________ in My
Mars.
A. theme
B. point of view
C. setting
3. Read the following sentence from the first paragraph of The Martian Chronicles excerpt:
To all intents and purposes, Earth now was dead; they had been away from it for three or four
years.
What does the phrase to all intents and purposes mean?
A. illogically
B. uncertainly
C. virtually
4. In The Martian Chronicles excerpt, about how long did it take for all the luggage to be sold?
A. 2–3 hours
B. 4–6 hours
C. more than 7 hours
5. What is an accurate, alternative way to complete this passive voice sentence from the first
paragraph of The War of the Worlds excerpt?
As men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and
studied __________.
A. by scientists with high-tech instruments
B. by aliens from outer space
C. by their own peers
6. In the last paragraph of The War of the Worlds excerpt, what is the implied answer to the
question: Are we such apostles of mercy as to complain if the Martians warred in the same
spirit?
A. Yes, we ought to be angry if Martians war against us.
B. No, we cannot condemn Martians for doing something we have also done to ourselves.
C. Maybe humans and Martians can negotiate to avoid further destruction.
7. In My Mars, the “Martian disguised as an American boy” (paragraph D) is the protagonist in the
film Things to Come.
A. True
B. False
C. Not given
8. My Mars is written from the point of view of the narrator, Ray Bradbury.
A. True
B. False
C. Not given
9. The characters who speak in The Martian Chronicles excerpt are all men.
A. True
B. False
C. Not given
10. In The War of the Worlds excerpt, the “inferior animals” that are referred to in paragraph 3 are
the monkeys and lemurs.
A. True
B. False
C. Not given

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