"Up In The Air" Comprehension

1. 1. What is Kurt doing for the first time in his life?

• traveling

• driving

• going on a trip with his mom and brother

• flying on a plane

What critical event happens at the end of the story?

• Kurt walks on a ramp towards the plane and nearly trips from all the excitement.

• Kurt goes through security at the airport for the first time.

• The plane lifts off the ground and Kurt experiences flying in a plane for the first time.

• Kurt, Val, and Joachim drive to the airport.

What evidence from the text suggests that Kurt may have been looking forward to being on a plane for a while?

• Kurt had dreams about planes.

• Kurt clenches his mother’s hand when the plane taxies toward the runway.

• Kurt ran ahead of his mother and brother towards the plane.

• Kurt helped to lift the bags on the designated scale at the check-in desk.

Which statement best describes Kurt and Joachim?

• Neither Kurt nor Joachim is excited and eager about the trip.

• Kurt is very eager and respectful. Joachim is distant and not interested.

• Both Kurt and Joachim are very excited about the trip.

• Kurt is not eager and respectful. Joachim is helpful and excited.

What is this story mainly about?

• what airports are like

• Kurt’s relationship with Joachim

• Kurt’s experience on his first plane trip

• how large airplanes are

Read the following sentence: “The car ride felt like forever, but that’s because Kurt could not wait to get to the airport and see this adventure through.”

What does the phrase “see this adventure through” most nearly mean?

• look at the adventure from a distance

• complete the adventure

• look at the adventure through a window

• cancel the adventure

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

__________ the plane taxied towards the runway, Kurt clenched his mother’s hand.

• Therefore

• However

• So

• As

Which word describes Kurt’s experience and how he felt as he went through security?

• angry

• nervous

• happy

• uninterested

Make an inference: Why do you think Joachim is uninterested in the adventure?

Explain how Kurt reacted when the plane started to move and then lift off the ground.