The Maze Runner (2014) directed by Wes Ball
PLOT
Complete the summary of the plot with the following words:
girl – three – memories – Glade – survive – agriculture – Grievers – elevator –
note – thirty
Awakening in an 1. _____________ remembering nothing of his past,
Thomas emerges into a world of about thirty teenage boys, all
without past 2. _____________ who have learned to 3. _____________
under their own set of rules in a completely enclosed environment,
subsisting on their own 4. _____________ and supplies.
With a new boy arriving every 5. _____________ days, the group has
been in "The 6. _____________ years, trying to find a way to escape
through the Maze that surrounds their living space (patrolled by
cyborg monsters named 8. ‘_____________’). They have begun to give up hope when
a 9. _____________ arrives with a strange 10. _____________, and their world begins to
change with the boys dividing into two factions: those willing to risk their lives to
escape and those wanting to hang onto what they've got and survive
QUIZ
1. In the opening scene of the fil, where can we see Thomas?
A. Lift
B. Car
C. Forest
D. Closed room
2. What is the name of the place where the boys live?
A. Valley
B. Glade
C. Forest
D. Park
3. Before Thomas remembers his name, how do the others call him?
A. Newbie
B. Freshman
C. Greenie
D. Amateur
4. Alby explains to Thomas the 3 rules they have. Which of the
following is NOT a rule?
A. Don’t cause trouble
B. Do your part
C. Never hurt another Glader
D. Never enter the maze
5. The layout of the maze often changes, but how often?
A. Every hour
B. Every six hours
C. Every night
D. Every week
6. How long have they lived in that place?
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 3 years
D. 5 years
7. What is the name of the monsters which inhabit the maze at night?
A. Scorpios
B. Grievers
C. Bladers
D. Vipers
8. On Thomas’ first day working on the crop, what job is he doing?
A. Picking fruit
B. Digging soil
C. Watering crops
D. Fetching fertilizer
9. Who was the first boy to arrive to the place where they live?
A. Gally
B. Newt
C. Chuck
D. Alby
10. How often does a new arrival usually come up on the lift?
A. Daily
B. Weekly
C. Monthly
D. Every 3 months
11. When Theresa arrives, she has a note with her, what does it
say?
A. She’s the last one ever
B. She’s the winner
C. She’s the first of many
D. She’s the sacrifice
12. How many sections does the Maze have?
A. Six
B. Eight
C. Ten
D. Eleven
Complete the table by writing the correct character name to the
description, then fill in the blanks using the words below the table.
Newt Chuck Alby Thomas Ben
The story’s main ______________. He arrives in the Glade with
no knowledge of who he is or was. He only remembers his
___________ and nothing else about his life.
The _______________ of the Gladers, he has authority over much of
what goes on in the ___________. He is hot-headed but ___________
experienced.
Named after Sir Isaac Newton, he is a tall, muscular boy with
long blonde hair who operates as in command in _________ the
Glade. Sarcastic and direct, Newt befriends Thomas early on and
spends time explaining the way the Glade and the _______ work
to him.
A chubby boy who is assigned to be Thomas’s on his first night
in the Glade. He is awkward and one of the __________ Gladers.
He is talkative, innocent and naive, and though he is also
annoying at times, Thomas comes to see him as a friend and
even as a sort of younger __________________-
A pale, thin boy who Thomas first hears ___________from the
wooden building. He learns that Ben has been stung by a
____________.
screaming second name youngest Glade brother
Guide character Griever leader Maze
