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    "There Will Come Soft Rains" Comprehension Questions

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    The document summarizes a short story titled "There Will Come Soft Rains" through a series of comprehension questions about an automated house and the family that used to live there. The questions reveal that the house's family, consisting of a man, woman, two children and a ball, were killed. The house continues running its automated functions to protect itself from birds, foxes, and cats, as well as incinerating the remains of the family dog, who had been left outside for a long time and was very thin and covered in sores.

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    "There Will Come Soft Rains" Comprehension Questions

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    The document summarizes a short story titled "There Will Come Soft Rains" through a series of comprehension questions about an automated house and the family that used to live there. The questions reveal that the house's family, consisting of a man, woman, two children and a ball, were killed. The house continues running its automated functions to protect itself from birds, foxes, and cats, as well as incinerating the remains of the family dog, who had been left outside for a long time and was very thin and covered in sores.

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    The document summarizes a short story titled "There Will Come Soft Rains" through a series of comprehension questions about an automated house and the family that used to live there. The questions reveal that the house's family, consisting of a man, woman, two children and a ball, were killed. The house continues running its automated functions to protect itself from birds, foxes, and cats, as well as incinerating the remains of the family dog, who had been left outside for a long time and was very thin and covered in sores.

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    "There Will Come Soft Rains" Comprehension Questions

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    Will Madsen
    The document summarizes a short story titled "There Will Come Soft Rains" through a series of comprehension questions about an automated house and the family that used to live there. The questions reveal that the house's family, consisting of a man, woman, two children and a ball, were killed. The house continues running its automated functions to protect itself from birds, foxes, and cats, as well as incinerating the remains of the family dog, who had been left outside for a long time and was very thin and covered in sores.

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    "There Will Come Soft Rains"


    Comprehension Questions
     
    Directions:
    Use the short story to answer the following questions in a complete sentence.
     
    Questions Student Response
    1. What unusual qualities and  The house has completely automated
    appliances does the house appliances, some of which even talk. It also
    have? has a hyper-active security system.
     
    2. What were the five spots of  A man, a woman, two children, and a ball
    paint of?
    3. What happened to the  They were killed
    people?
    4. What are some things the  Birds, foxes, and cats
    house has protecting itself
    from?
    5. Why is the dog very thin  It has been left outside for a long time
    and covered in sores?
    6. What happens to the dog's  They are incinerated
    remains?
    7. What can you infer the  Play bridge and have a snack
    family usually does at 2:35
    8. What did the children  Play in the nursery
    usually do at 4:30?
    9. What is the name of the  The McClellan family
    family that lived in the house?
    10. What are some things the  Shut the doors and windows and use a
    house does too try to save futuristic fire extinguisher
    itself?
    11. What was the last voice to  “Today is August 5, 2026”
    die saying?

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