A Sound of Thunder: Vocabulary and Study Guide – Flashcards
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annihilate
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To kill in large numbers, destroy
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expendable
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Something worth sacrificing to gain an objective; something to be used once and then abandoned
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malfunctioning
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Fail to work properly
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resilient
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Something able come back to its original shape after being harmed or stretched or compressed; strong
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subliminal
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Below the level of awareness
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correlate
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To have a connection between two or more things
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infinitesimally
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Immeasurably small
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paradox
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A statement that seems to say two opposite things but may be true
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stagnating
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To become inactive or cease to flow or move; to exist in a changeless situation
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undulate
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To move in a smooth wavelike motion
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delirium
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Extreme mental disturbance by having hallucinations
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depression
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Major economic downturn or sadness
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remit
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Return payment
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revoke
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To cancel or withdraw
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primeval
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Resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world, ancient
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What is the setting of the story?
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A futuristic U.S.A during the year of 2055 where time traveling machines were created. The place is in a time travel company (Time Safari Inc.) and in dinosaur times.
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Why do you think there is such a harsh punishment for disobeying the instructions?
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Anything that changes in the past could drastically change the future for the worse, which the safari tour guides want to avoid
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What are the two candidates for the President of the United States? Who won?
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The 2 candidates are Keith and Deutscher. Keith won before Eckels went to the past, but then Deutscher won when they came back
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What are some things Deutscher is aganist?
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He's against Christ, humanity, pacifists (NO WAR people) and to intellects. Deutscher is a militarist, anti-human, anti-Christ, and anti-intellectual
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What animal type will Eckels be hunting?
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He'll be hunting dinosaurs (T-rex)
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What is the purpose of "the Path"?
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It keeps people from touching the ground of the past to prevent changing the future; it's antigravity (6 in. off)
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Why do travelers wear special clothing and helmets?
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To prevent any bacteria from the hunters or guides to spread into the world of the past
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Why do animals that are about to die can only be hunted?
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Those animals won't have a future, since they are going to die, so it won't affect the future
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What is Travis referring to when he says, "His Royal Majesty"
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He's referring to the T-Rex that's approaching them
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How does Eckels react when he sees the dinosaur? What is he instructed to do?
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When Eckels sees the dinosaur he panics and becomes worried; he wants to go back to the Machine to go back to the future. He's instructed to be quiet and quietly go back and hid in the Machine
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Why do the other hunters not want to take pictures?
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They are afraid of the T-Rex as if it was to come back alive and harm them
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What does Travis want Eckels to do as punishment?
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Travis wants leave Eckels in the past since he could have caused a drastic change in the past, but then he says to take the bullets out of the dinosaur. Eckels does not want to do this since he is traumatized by the dinosaur.
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What was the result of Eckels killing the butterfly?
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He changed the course of history; when he goes back to the future, the written language is changed and so is the president
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What is "the sound of thunder" at the end of the story?
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It's the gunshot from Travis's rifle when he killed Eckels
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Setting
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The time and place where a story takes place
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Rising action
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A series of events that create interest and tension in the story
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What events build up the tension in the story?
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1) Characters travel to the past 2) Travis explains all the rules and how to hunt the dinosaurs 3) The T-Rex shows up
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Climax
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The turning point in the story where there is no going back
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What is the climax of the story?
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When Eckels steps off the Path and kills a butterfly
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Characterization
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The description of the characters in a story
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What is the theme of the story?
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Any small thing in the past could greatly effect the future
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Figure of speech
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A word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense; saying something but you don't literally mean it like similes or metaphors
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How is Ray Bradbury's style in writing?
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His writing is very descriptive and vivid
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What is the mood of the story?
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Scary and terrifying
