"The Teacher Who Saved My Life" Comprehension Questions
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Education, English
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8th - 10th Grade
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Rachel Fairley
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where does the author meet his mentor, Miss Hurd?
elementary school
newspaper club
meeting for new students
church service
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which character trait of Miss Hurd's is revealed when Nicholas Gage describes her as the person who "nearly dragged" him onto the path his life would take?
persistence
ambition
reluctance
recklessness
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Details in the first four paragraphs like "gray March day," "undersized 9 year old," "cold, crowded country," and "grim-faced principal" - primarily serve Gage's purpose to ______.
grab the reader's attention
introduce the subject of the essay
establish the essay's place and time
depict his difficult childhood
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose for including the following quote from Miss Hurd?
"So if there's anybody in this room who doesn't like work, I suggest you go across to the Glee Club now because you're going to work your tails off here!"
It provides information about Miss Hurd from telling what others think of her.
It uses words of others to describe Miss Hurd.
It uses her own words to show how demanding she is
It provides a comment from the author to show what he thinks about Miss Hurd.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did Gage's father buy a new suit when he saw the newspaper photo of his son and President Kennedy?
He expected to travel to Washington with his son and the President
He wanted to be properly dressed for the community's congratualations.
He anticipated being interviewed for the local newspapers.
He wished to show off for the villagers of his native Greece.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What action best characterizes Miss Hurd's love for Gage?
She secretly enters his essay in contest
She attends his college graduation
She attends Gage's family events.
She asks him to deliver her eulogy
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Miss Hurd asked the author to write an essay about his _____.
home in Massachusetts
meeting with President Kennedy
reasons for joining the Newspaper Club
family's experience in Greece
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