Level 3 The Time Machine <Answer Key>
The Time Machine
Chapter 1
Preview Questions
1.Yes, I know what a time machine is. It is a machine that can take you to events that happened in the
past or will happen in the future.
2.Yes, I saw a movie about a time machine. It was a comedy from the 1980’s.
3.I think that it will be about coming out of the present and entering into the past or future.
Review Questions
1.The time traveler said that there is a fourth dimension.
2.He decided to prove his idea by conducting an experiment.
3.When the young man pulled the lever, immediately, there was a sudden wind, and the little machine
disappeared.
Chapter 2
Preview Questions
1.I think that the men will find several clocks in the laboratory.
2.I think that the time traveler will try out his machine.
3.I think the time traveler will travel into the future.
Review Questions
1.The time traveler had been time traveling.
2.When the time traveler came back into the room, his clothes were dirty and torn, his face was white,
and his chin had a cut on it.
3.He tells all the men to come into the sitting room so that he can tell them his story.
Chapter 3
Preview Questions
1. I think that the time traveler traveled into the future.
2.No, I don’t think people will believe him.
3.Yes, I think that he will show the other people his time machine.
Review Questions
1.After he completed the machine, he put some oil on the moving parts and sat in the chair. Then he
held the starting lever in his right hand and the stopping lever in his left. Last he held his breath and pulled the starting lever.
2.The statue had sightless eyes and a thin cruel smile on its face.
3.After the time traveler met the small man-like creature, he felt surprised.
Chapter 4
Preview Questions
1.I think that the time traveler is somewhere in outer space.
2.I think the type of people that live there are aliens or man-like creatures.
3.I think that they will treat the time traveler like he has some type of special power.
Review Questions:
1.The man-like creatures sounded like liquid when they spoke.
2.What surprised the time traveler about the man-like creatures is that they didn’t try to communicate
with him.
3.The time travelers dial on his machine said 802,701.
Chapter 5
Preview Questions:
1.I think the people in the future may eat, drink, dress, and talk different then the people in the present.
2.No, I don’t think that the time traveler’s guests believe him.
3.I think the main thing that would frighten the time traveler is not having the ability to go back to the
present.
Review Questions:
1.They all wore the same clothes. There was no difference in appearance between the males and the
females.
2.The time traveler noticed that the human race had changed so much that it had no way to improve.
3.The time traveler lost his time machine.
Chapter 6
Preview Questions:
1.I think that the man-like creatures took the time machine.
2.I think that he will try to learn how to communicate in their language and ask around.
3.Yes, I think that the little creatures will help him look for the time machine.
Review Questions:
1.The time traveler noticed large footprints near the pedestal.
2.The time traveler thought that his time machine was inside of the pedestal.
3.The time traveler realized that he was wrong about the ventilation shafts.
Chapter 7
Preview Questions:
1.I think that the wells are for trash.
2.I think that the wells sucked the paper down because it was trash.
3.I think that the time traveler will find some type of giant or monster.
Review Questions:
1.The Eloi didn’t have to do any work because everything was provided by the ape-like creatures.
2.The Morlocks were ape-like, ghostly looking figures.
3.The Morlocks were the slaves of the Eloi People.
Chapter 8
Preview Questions:
1. I can’t say that I believe what the time traveler believes about the Morlock and Eloi relationship,
although it seems possible.
2.I believe that the Morlocks are doing all the work because the Eloi aren’t doing anything at all.
3.I am not sure what the Morlocks want with the time machine. I think they are just fascinated by it
because it is something different.
Review Questions:
1. The Morlocks are frightened of light.
2.The Eloi are afraid of the Morlocks because the Morlocks eat the Eloi.
3.The time traveler and Weena went to the hills to sleep.
Chapter 9
Preview Questions:
1. I think that the time traveler will find a way to make fire in the hills.
2.I think that the time traveler will use a stick and rocks to make fire.
3.I think that he will find his machine underground.
Review Questions:
1.The Morlocks were not afraid of the time traveler as long as he had no fire or light.
2.Weena fell unconscious and was taken by the Morlocks.
3.There was a forest fire so the time traveler ran out of the forest as fast as he could.
Chapter 10
Preview Questions:
1. I think that the machine will take the time traveler to his past if he pulls the wrong lever.
2.I think that he has been away from his laboratory at least for a couple of days.
3.Maybe Weena left something inside of the time machine.
Review Questions:
1. First the time traveler’s machine took him to a beach back in prehistoric times.
2.Some flowers fell out of his pocket that were given to him by Weena. His story also seemed
time in a bottleoutrageous, but it had so much detail.
3.  I think that he got stuck in time, died, or just decided to stay where ever he ended up going to.
Wayde’s Medicine
Chapter 1
Preview Questions:
1.  I think the name “Wayde” can be a name for either a male or female.
2. I think it will be a very special medicine that will change someone’s life.
3.  I think this story will be about how this special medicine heals people.
Review Questions:
1. Wayde was a failure.
2.  Wayde had no confidence.
3. Manningtree told Wayne that he had some medicine that cures nerves.
Chapter 2
Preview Questions:
1. Yes, I think that Wayde will ask Manningtree for some of the medicine.
2.  I think that Wayde will finally gain some confidence if he takes the medicine.
3. Yes, I think that Wayde will gain confidence that will make him more successful.
Review Questions:
1. Wayde asked Manningtree to give him some of the medicine.
2. The medicine was distilled water with some coloring.
3.  Wayde felt that Manningtree deceived him. Wayde also didn’t know if he could have faith in
himself.
The Strange Story of Brownlow’s Newspaper
Chapter 1
Preview Questions:
1.  A person named Brownlow’s newspaper is in this story.
2.Maybe the newspaper is strange because it has strange stories in it.
3.I think this story will be about a person reading about strange things in a newspaper.
Review Questions:
1.The first thing he noticed about the newspaper was that it was in a different color wrapper and it had
a different man’s name on it.
2.The world in 2051 was different from the present in that the people seemed better off (more
prosperous), there were no wars, and the birthrate was very low.
3.The only evidence that Brownlow had that he was telling the truth was a piece of the wrapper from
the newspaper.
The Empire of Ants
Chapter 1
Preview Questions:
1.I know that empires are usually very big, covering many countries, and they have one powerful ruler.
2.I know that ants are very small and strong. They also live in small hills with lots of other ants.
3.I think this story is about a strange kind of ant that attacks people.
Review Questions:
1.The countryside that the gunboat traveled through was a jungle.
2.The ants were different from ordinary ants because they were bigger, they didn’t go away, they had
poison, they seemed intelligent, and they have some kind of language.
3.    The ants were dangerous to men because their poison could kill a man and they destroyed houses.
Chapter 2
Preview Questions:
1.Yes, I think these ants have intelligence.
2.Yes, I think these ants can speak to each other.
3.I think the ants will attack the gunboat.
Review Questions:
1.The captain saw two dead men and some ants on the boat.
2.The captain ordered the lieutenant to go aboard the other boat and look around.
3.The lieutenant was attacked by the ants. They bit him. That night, he died.
Chapter 3
Preview Questions:
1.I think the ants kill people by attaching in large numbers and biting the person many times.
2.I think the captain will fight the ants by using fire.
3.I think the captain will be successful in fighting the ants.
Review Questions:
1.When he got to Badama, the captain saw an empty village, a skeleton, and lots of ants.
2.At Badama, the captain tried to find the missing villagers, but he never found any of them.
3.No, I don’t think the ants will take over the world because they cannot travel across water.