A Simple Act Comprehension Questions

How do Laura and Maurice meet?

• when Maurice is begging on the street
• when Maurice is begging outside her apartment
• when Laura takes him to lunch

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the "invisible thread"?

• a connection and bond between two people
• important family members
• a change in a persons life

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In "A Simple Act," who at first seems to be the only other person besides Laura who believes that Maurice can better himself?

• his mother

• his teacher

• Laura's sister

• a panhandler

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does Laura do when her friends suggest she write a book about her time with Maurice?

• she eventually writes a best seller
• she writes a best seller right away
• she writes an article instead

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Maurice's time with Laura add to his life?

• hope, new experiences, security
• laugher, intelligence, hope
• obedience, hope, food

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does connects mean?

• to make a relationship
• to meet at a certain place
• to be removed from a relationahip

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

What does the word encourage mean?

• inspire, to support
• to put down
• to build a relationship

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What usually happens when two people influence each other?

• They affect each other.

• They ignore each other.

• They make fun of each other.

• They compete with each other.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does sharing food represent to Maurice?

• family bonding around a table
• privilege to eat at a table
• finding a place to eat

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

hich quotation from "A Simple Act" best supports the answer to question 9

• A]nd before she left, she told him to phone her if he was ever hungry.

• Laura introduced Maurice to new places, new ideas, and new possibilities.

• But what amazed him the most was the large dining room table where they all sat down and talked and ate together.

• If you were to visit the family's apartment, you might notice that there is no couch in the living room.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3