Which scenario would best fit in a dystopian story?A.While working late one night, the local librarian discovers a child with a wild and inventive imagination living among the books stored away in the library cellar.B.Aliens abduct a teenager and a clone replaces him in real life, so he must figure out how to warn his family of the imposter.C.The people of a small town watch in awe as Haley's comet blazes through the sky; after it disappears, they discover thousands of citizens have gone missing.D.The world is plunged into chaos when the government removes the right to electricity from rebel communities.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which scenario would best fit in a dystopian story?A.A detective searches frantically for clues to the whereabouts of InfernoMan before he burns down the city.B.A police officer finds himself trapped in an abandoned prison and must team up with a robot to escape.C.New laws have created a speechless world where communication is only through texting; a young girl begins an underground movement to restore the world as it once was.D.Fairy tale characters find themselves imprisoned on an island by a wicked witch; they must work together to defeat her in order to leave the island.

Which premise would best fit in a work of dystopian fiction?A.Can an artificial intelligence that runs the world and watches all human behavior ever be stopped?B.Can one family survive a parent-imposed week without technology that forbids the use of any electronic device?C.What happens when a science teacher and an average science student get stuck in a high-tech research lab?D.What would happen if a family adopted a baby from Europa to raise as its own?SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which would make the best topic for a piece of creative nonfiction?A.A surprising story from the newspaperB.An imagined future where robots governC.A fictional child who sees through wallsD.A world where people have no eyesSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following passage:The year is 2186. In an effort to eliminate discrimination and competition, humans have been genetically engineered to begin life as clones. The single global government provides the same education and health care to all citizens. Every home is exactly the same, everyone receives the same salary, and every family is the same size. Outliers are "removed" from society in order to ensure uniformity.Based on this passage, which statement best suggests that the story's setting is a dystopia?A.Medical science is very advanced.B.Necessities are rationed by the government.C.There is total government control.D.There is no discrimination in society.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

The year is 2186. Humankind has taken to living underground during a decades-long nuclear winter. There is no government and no form of widespread communication. Isolated pockets of individuals live in self-sustaining shelters or caves, each group barely managing to subsist.Based on this passage, which statement best suggests that the story's setting is a dystopia?A.A disaster has caused people to adapt their lifestyles.B.An authoritarian government controls people's lives.C.Humans are isolated from one another.D.Not everyone has equal access to scarce resources.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS