Journeys Grade 5 Lesson 17 Comprehension Test

The first thing we learn in "LAFFF" is___.

• what Peter looks like

• what advice the Lus gave the Tangs

• that Peter and Angela go to the same school

• that Angela lives two doors down from Peter

What is the first important event in the story?

• Angela goes forward in time.

• Angela wins the story contest.

• Peter wears a costume like other kids.

• Peter shows Angela the time machine.

What happens at the school assembly?

• The kids in the class feel sorry for Angela

• The principal punishes Angela for cheating

• Angela thinks she stole someone else's story.

• Peter sends Angela into the future to get her story.

Peter changes how the kids feel about him by___.

• sharing his invention

• proving that he is a genius

• scaring Angela with a strange voice

• dressing up in an impressive costume

How does Angela learn about Peter's secret?

• She sees him in the future.

• She peeks in his garage window.

• She asks him what he is making.

• She tells him to bring her back a rose.

Peter helps Angela learn that ___.

• the future is scary

• she is a good writer

• nothing will last forever

• she can be in two places at once

Who is the narrator of this story?

• Peter

• Angela

• Mrs. Tang

• Dr. Zweistein

The main conflict of the story is that ___.

• Peter has no friends and studies all the time.

• Angela has to walk to the bus with Peter every day.

• Angela thinks her writing is not good enough to win a contest.

• Peter's time machine sends things back to the future too quickly.

How is the main conflict resolved?

• Peter repairs his 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.

How is the ending of this story "circular"?

• Angela steals her own story.

• The story ends where it began.

• Peter goes back to being quiet.

• Everything works out for the characters.