Grace for President Comprehension

What is the setting of the story? 

• Grace's house in September
• Thomas's house in September
• the White House in September
• Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in September

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Why does Grace’s heart sink when her teacher announces that she will be running against Thomas Cobb? 

• She does not get along with Thomas.
• Thomas is not a very nice student.
• Thomas is good at everything he does.
• She really does not want to run for president.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Who wins the election? 

• Clara
• Grace
• Sam
• Thomas

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.1

How might Thomas have won the election? 

• He could have studied more.
• He could have made buttons like Grace.
• He could have come up with a campaign slogan.
• He could have continued to campaign like Grace.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

How does Grace change her classmates’ feelings about her wanting to be president? 

• She proves that she could win.
• She proves that girls could beat boys.
• She proves that she could be vice president.
• She proves that girls could not be president.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What was one of the promises Grace made to the voters?

• She would give free soccer lessons.

• She would help make the school cleaner.

• She would give everyone fish stick tacos.

• She would make everyone happy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.1

Each week, Grace and Thomas met with their constituents. What does the word constituents mean?

• their friends

• their enemies

• the voters

• the teachers

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why did Thomas think that he would win the election.

• He thought everyone would vote for him since he was popular.

• He thought Grace was not doing a good job.

• He thought no one would vote for Grace.

• He thought all the boys would vote for him.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.9

Why did Sam say that he voted for Grace instead of Thomas?

• Grace was Sam's best friend.

• Sam didn't like fish tacos.

• Sam thought she would do the best job.

• Sam didn't like Thomas.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

What does Grace want to be when she grows up?

• a teacher

• President of the United States

• a cook

• president of her school

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.9