Gratitude Short Story

What was the author's purpose?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

What was the author's message?

• You should hold the elevator door open for people

• You can save time if you don't help others

• Let others help you cross the street

• Being kind will make you happy

What was the main idea?

• A girl needs help to catch her balloon

• A woman keeps missing the elevator

• A man learns that helping others makes him happy

• A grandma needs to cross the street

How does this video relate to gratitude?

• Because you feel grateful once it's over

• Umm...it doesn't?

• What's gratitude?

• Because being kind to others is a way to show that you are grateful for them

What are two synonyms for 'gratitude'?

• thankful

• appreciative

• happy

• kind

What is an antonym for the word 'gratitude'?

• mean

• ungrateful

• selfish

• snob

Why did the man pretend to be blind at the end?

• He wanted to give the other man a chance to help someone

• He wasn't pretending; he was actually blind

• He was afraid to cross the street by himself

• He was pulling a prank

What do you think will happen next in the story?

• The other man will NOT help the 'blind man' cross the street

• The other man will help the 'blind man' cross the street

• The other man might keep doing nice things because it feels good to help others

• The blind man will go to the doctor's office

Helping the grandma cross the street was a blessing in disguise. What does it mean to be a 'blessing in disguise?'

• When you are blind, good things happen to you

• When something that seems bad turns out to be good later on

• When something good is hiding from you

• When you dress up in a costume as a disguise

How does this quote relate to the video?

• The grandma sparked the man to do nice things for others

• There was a street light at the crosswalk

• What's a quote?

• I don't know