Literature Spot: The Time Machine
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Who wrote 'The Time Machine' (1895)?
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The thing the Time Traveller held in his hand was a shiny metal framework, only slightly larger than a small clock, and very delicately made. The only other object on the table was a small lamp. We were all watching attentively. Any kind of trick, however subtle, seemed impossible under these conditions. 'This little model,' he said, 'is a prototype for a machine to travel through time.' 'It took two years to make,' replied the Time Traveller.
Why did the Time Traveller invite his friends to his home?
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The thing the Time Traveller held in his hand was a shiny metal framework, only slightly larger than a small clock, and very delicately made. The only other object on the table was a small lamp. We were all watching attentively. Any kind of trick, however subtle, seemed impossible under these conditions. 'This little model,' he said, 'is a prototype for a machine to travel through time.' 'It took two years to make,' replied the Time Traveller.
How long did it take to make the model?
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The thing the Time Traveller held in his hand was a shiny metal framework, only slightly larger than a small clock, and very delicately made. The only other object on the table was a small lamp. We were all watching attentively. Any kind of trick, however subtle, seemed impossible under these conditions. 'This little model,' he said, 'is a prototype for a machine to travel through time.' 'It took two years to make,' replied the Time Traveller.
'Any kind of trick, however subtle, seemed impossible under these conditions.' This sentence means that .......... .
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'I am going to press this lever, and the machine will vanish, pass into another time, and disappear. Have a good look at the thing. Look at the table, too, and satisfy yourselves there are no tricks.' He took the Psychologist's hand and told him to extend his finger, so that it was the Psychologist who sent the model time machine on its voyage. There was a breath of wind, and the lamp flame jumped. The little machine suddenly swung round, became indistinct for a second, and it was gone.
Who pressed the lever of the model time machine?
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'I am going to press this lever, and the machine will vanish, pass into another time, and disappear. Have a good look at the thing. Look at the table, too, and satisfy yourselves there are no tricks.' He took the Psychologist's hand and told him to extend his finger, so that it was the Psychologist who sent the model time machine on its voyage. There was a breath of wind, and the lamp flame jumped. The little machine suddenly swung round, became indistinct for a second, and it was gone.
Why did the Time Traveller ask the Psychologist to press the lever?
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'I am going to press this lever, and the machine will vanish, pass into another time, and disappear. Have a good look at the thing. Look at the table, too, and satisfy yourselves there are no tricks.' He took the Psychologist's hand and told him to extend his finger, so that it was the Psychologist who sent the model time machine on its voyage. There was a breath of wind, and the lamp flame jumped. The little machine suddenly swung round, became indistinct for a second, and it was gone.
The word 'vanish' in 'the machine will vanish' means .......... .
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'Of course,' said the Psychologist. 'It's simple. We cannot see this machine, any more than we can see a bullet flying through the air. If it is travelling through time a hundred times faster than we are, the impression it creates will be only a tiny part of what it would create if it were not travelling in time.' 'Certainly,' said the Time Traveller. 'What is more, I have a big machine nearly finished in there.' He indicated the laboratory.
How did the Psychologist explain why they could not see the machine?
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'Of course,' said the Psychologist. 'It's simple. We cannot see this machine, any more than we can see a bullet flying through the air. If it is travelling through time a hundred times faster than we are, the impression it creates will be only a tiny part of what it would create if it were not travelling in time.' 'Certainly,' said the Time Traveller. 'What is more, I have a big machine nearly finished in there.' He indicated the laboratory.
What did the Time Traveller reveal at the end of the extract?
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In 'The Time Machine', the Time Traveller says he is not certain whether the model went .......... .
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'The Time Machine' is told from the point of view of .......... .
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