1.4 Comprehension

Where does Langston's father want to send him?

• Mexico

• Cleveland

• Harlem

• Switzerland

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

What happens right after Mr. Hughes sees one of Langston's poems on the floor?

• He crumples the paper.

• He reads the poem

• He puts the paper in a drawer.

• He decides that Langston will go to school to be an engineer

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

Which of these is a fact and not an opinion about Columbia University?

• It has good writing teachers.

• It is in New York City.

• It is one of the best schools in the nation.

• It has a beautiful campus.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.W.4.1B

Thad is studying to become a doctor because

• he wants a comfortable life.

• he wants to help people

• his best subject was biology.

• his father wants him to become a doctor.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.W.4.1B

What is Langston going to do at the end of the selection?

• He is going back to Mexico with his father.

• He is going to finish his engineering degree.

• He is going to move to Harlem to write.

• He is going to study medicine instead of engineering.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

How are Langston and his father different from one another?

• Langston is a rancher and his father is a writer.

• Langston is a dreamer and his father is too.

• Langston is a writer and his father runs a ranch.

• Langston is practical and so is his father.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Why did the author write his play?

• To show his father he could write.

• To show everyone it was better then other jobs.

• To show people sometimes need to take risks.

• To show people sometimes do not need to take risks.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.W.4.9A

What will Langston's father do if his son leaves school?

• His father will not give him any more money.

• His father will help him with his writing career.

• His father will not give him a job on the ranch.

• His father will give him a job on the ranch.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

How are Langston and Thad different?

• Langston wants to be a writer and Thad wants to be a good one too.

• Langston WANTS to be poor and Thad wants to earn a lot of money.

• Langston wants to be a doctor and Thad wants to be a writer.

• Langston wants to be a writer and Thad wants to be a doctor.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Why is this selection called "Lanston Hughes: Poet of the People"?

• It tells about how Hughes wanted to be like his dad.

• It tells about how Hughes wanted to write about African American life.

• It tells about how Hughes wanted to write about Thad being a doctor.

• It tells about how Hughes wanted to write about ranching.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8