Laila and Derek: Middle School Reading Comprehension

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4