If Ashley encouraged Bob, which of these remarks did she most likely make?

D."Come on, Bob, you're going to be great."

A."You'll never be able do it, Bob."

B."I'm sorry I can't be there for you."

C."You're invited to my birthday party."

Which statement best describes Laura's relationship with the grown Maurice and his family, according to "A Simple Act"?

C.She has become like one of his relatives.

A.They have drifted apart and rarely speak.

B.They have started a business partnership.

D.She still serves as an inspirational example.

At the opening of the selection from An Invisible Thread, Maurice makes a toast to Laura. Which statement best describes Maurice and Laura on that occasion?

C.Maurice is a grown man, and Laura is celebrating her fiftieth birthday.

A.Maurice is still a young boy, and Laura is a young working woman.

B.Maurice has just gotten married, and Laura is attending the wedding.

D.Maurice and Laura have reunited after many years to recall their youth.

According to the selection from An Invisible Thread , what did Laura do for Maurice on the day they first met? Choose two options.

E.She bought him a meal in a restaurant.

D.She played some games with him.

B.She invited him home for a meal.

C.She introduced him to her family.

Which of these statements best portrays Maurice and Laura's relationship, as presented in the selection from An Invisible Thread?

C.Laura and Maurice both benefitted enormously from the relationship.

A.Maurice benefited from the relationship much more than Laura did.

B.Laura benefited from the relationship much more than Maurice did.

D.Neither Laura nor Maurice benefitted very much from the relationship.

How does someone behave if she shows resilience in the face of a problem?

B.She able to recover from the problem.

A.She completely ignores the problem.

C.She feels helpless about the problem.

D.She blames someone else for the problem.

Which of these people most clearly displays generosity?

D.someone who donates a lot of time and money to charity

A.someone who says one thing but does the opposite

B.some who displays many different skills and talents

C.someone who bores others with endless talk on a topic

According to the selection from An Invisible Thread , what main effect does Maurice believe Laura has had on him?

A.She changed the direction of his life.

B.She taught him the true value of money.

C.She helped him get along with other people.

D.She taught him to value what he already had.

Which of these characteristics of the selection from An Invisible Thread specifically show that it is written from the first-person point of view? Choose two options.

A.The author uses the pronoun I to refer to herself.

The author is involved in the events being recounted.

B.The author recounts events that really happened.

The author recounts events that happened some time ago.

The author gives thoughts and feelings of more than one person.

Read this excerpt from "A Simple Act." The two continued sharing dinner every Monday, and a close bond formed between them. . . . Maurice became almost like the child Laura had always wanted. One day, she offered to make lunch for Maurice and leave it with her doorman for him to pick up on his way to school. He asked her if she could put the lunch in a brown paper bag, because then the other kids would know that someone cared about him. Which phrases from the excerpt are most likely to have a strongly emotional effect? Choose three options.

C.put the lunch in a brown paper bag

D. know that someone cared about him

Read this excerpt from "A Simple Act." The boy lived in a single room in a welfare hotel with his mother and numerous other relatives. It was only two blocks away from Laura's home, but it might as well have been a different planet. As they talked over their lunch, Laura learned about the boy's life. She herself had not had an easy childhood, but what she heard shocked her.… What commentary does Jackson make about the boy’s situation?

A.He finds the boy's living conditions extremely bad.

B.He considers the boy's relatives unsupportive.

C.He thinks living in the boy's hotel would be exciting.

D.He considers the boy's situation ordinary.

The word monitor has several meanings. Which meaning is used in this sentence? Cassie was chosen to be the class monitor this week.

B.a student appointed to help the teacher

A.a device that detects dangerous substances

C.a person who warns or gives directions to others

D.a device that displays video and is often attached to a computer

Which quotation from "A Simple Act" best supports the meaning that sharing food has for Maurice ?

C.But what amazed him the most was the large dining room table where they all sat down and talked and ate together.

A.[A]nd before she left, she told him to phone her if he was ever hungry.

B.Laura introduced Maurice to new places, new ideas, and new possibilities.

D.If you were to visit the family's apartment, you might notice that there is no couch in the living room.

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English

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7th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.8.3, RL.4.3, L.3.1A

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Margaret Anderson

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In "A Simple Act," how do Laura and Maurice first meet?

A.Maurice is begging on the street.

B.Maurice is playing music on a corner.

C.Maurice is running and bumps into Laura.

D.Maurice lives on the same block as Laura.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the "invisible thread" mentioned in "A Simple Act"?

A.an important family tie

B.the course of a person's life

C.an adult's responsibility to a child

D.the connection between two people

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In "A Simple Act," who at first seems to be the only other person besides Laura who believes that Maurice can better himself?

A.his mother

B.his teacher

C.a panhandler

D.Laura's sister

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In "A Simple Act," what happens after Laura's friends suggest that she write a book about her experiences with Maurice?

A.She writes the book right away.

B.She eventually writes a best seller.

C.She writes a magazine article instead.

D.She writes the book but does not publish it.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

what does Maurice’s time with Laura most clearly add to his life?
Choose three options.

A.hope

B.security

C.new experiences

D.intelligence

E.common sense

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

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

Which of the following is the best definition for connects?

A.meets at a pre-selected time and place

B.speaks to an unknown person

C.establishes a relationship

D.removes a covering

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What usually happens when two people influence each other?

A.They affect each other.

B.They ignore each other.

C.They make fun of each other.

D.They compete with each other.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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30 questions

In "A Simple Act," how do Laura and Maurice first meet?

What is the "invisible thread" mentioned in "A Simple Act"?

In "A Simple Act," who at first seems to be the only other person besides Laura who believes that Maurice can better himself?

In "A Simple Act," what happens after Laura's friends suggest that she write a book about her experiences with Maurice?

what does Maurice’s time with Laura most clearly add to his life?Choose three options.

Which of the following is the best definition for connects?

What usually happens when two people influence each other?

If Ashley encouraged Bob, which of these remarks did she most likely make?

In "A Simple Act," what does sharing food most likely represent to Maurice?

Which statement best describes Laura's relationship with the grown Maurice and his family, according to "A Simple Act"?

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