LAFFF Comprehension

Who is the narrator of this passage?

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

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

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.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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.5.1

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.

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.

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.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

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.5.5