Maze Runner Comprehension Check

What is the only thing Thomas can remember about his life as the novel begins in Chapter One?

• His age

• His first name

• His family

• His friends

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Thomas is in a type of box that is moving upward. He feels the room “jerk up like an old lift in a mine shaft.” What is another word for what he is riding in?

• A truck

• An elevator

• A escalator

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

When Thomas is finally pulled out of the box, a boy says something he will never forget. What does he call the strange new place?

• The Elevator

• The Terminator

• The Glade

• The Maze

Who is described as the “leader” of the group?

• Newt

• Thomas

• Alby

• John

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Alby say the boys call themselves?

• The Gladers

• The Mazers

• The Crusaders

• The Invaders

Who is Thomas told to go and find at the end of the chapter and told to tell him "he’s in charge of your sleepin’ arrangements".

• Chuck/ Chuckie

• John

• Alby

• Thomas

What does Thomas think this new place might be?

• a school

• a playground

• a prison

Do the other boys know how they got there?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What kind of walls are around the Glade?

• Hay Walls

• Straw Walls

• Brick Walls

• Stone Walls

What is the name of the main character?

• John

• Alby

• Chuckie

• Thomas

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6