
Laila and Derek: Middle School Reading Comprehension
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English
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11th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can the reader infer that Laila wants most in middle school?
To fit in
To avoid everyone in school
To stand out
To be the smartest in her grade
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did other students tease Lila that she has a boyfriend, implying she is with Derek?
He kissed her
She talked to him
He gave her little gifts
She held hands with him
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When Derek gave Lila a dozen red, long-stemmed roses, how did she say she should have reacted?
She said she should have thrown them
She stated she should have kissed him
She said she should have yelled at him
She said she should have been flattered
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Lila initially react to Derek's red roses?
She thanked him
She become angry and growled at him
She threw them at him
She gave them to someone else
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Lila change her mind and decide to carry the roses around all day?
She liked him too
She thought he might be a good boyfriend
She didn’t want her friends to tease Derek and call him a crybaby
She wanted them to show to her friends
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Were Laila and Derek good friends after he gave her the roses?
Yes, they became best friends.
Yes, they kept in touch after he moved.
No, but they respected one another
No they became enemies
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Laila learn from this experience?
To be grateful
To always be kind to others
To always follow the crowd
To be more nice to boys
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does MATURITY mean in the context of the statement: "I guess you could say this was the first time I did something I didn't want to do just to protect someone else's feelings from getting hurt. Maybe you could call this growth or maturity, I honestly don't know."
To become fully developed
To be sophisticated
To be a bully
To be hurtful to others
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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