LAFFF Comprehension

Who is the narrator of this passage?

• Peter
• Angela
• Mrs. Tang
• Dr. Zweistein

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

The first thing we learn in "LAFFF" is...

• what Peter looks like
• what advice the Lus gave the Tangs
• that Angela lives two doors down from Peter
• that Peter and Angela go to the same school

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

What does the simile in the sentence below mean?
He had straight hair, as black as licorice.

• Peter has sticky hair.
• Hair can never be perfectly straight.
• Peter's hair is extremely dark in color.
• The narrator likes the smell of Peter's hair.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does the narrator mean in the sentence below?
In spite of all I could do, my grades were nothing compared to Peter's.

• She always gets failing grades.
• Peter never shows her his grades.
• Her grades are lower than Peter's.
• She does not work as hard as Peter does.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the first important event in the passage?

• Angela goes forward in time.
• Angela wins the story contest.
• Peter shows Angela the time machine.
• Peter wears a costume like the other kids do.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Angela learn about Peter's secret?

• She sees him in the future.
• She peeks in the garage window.
• She asks him what he is making
• She tells her to bring him back a rose.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What do Peter's mustache and Chinese gown symbolize?

• Peter's mad scientist side
• Angela's fear of Halloween
• a problem with the time machine
• the challenges of being an immigrant

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.2

If this passage were told from Peter's point of view, which part of the plot would most likely be missing?

• Peter's revelation of his Dr. Lu Manchu costume
• the events that take place in Angela's house in the future
• Angela's discovery of the time machine in Peter's garage
• the announcement of Angela's prize in the writing contest

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

How is the main conflict resolved?

• Peter repairs the time machine.
• Angela does not enter the story contest.
• Angela learns an important lesson by going into the future.
• Peter begins to talk with other kids and starts to make friends.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

How is the ending of this passage circular?

• Angela steals her own story.
• Peter goes back to being quiet.
• The story ends where it began.
• Everything works out for the characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4