Reading Comprehension Check Point 1

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Which piece of evidence best shows the relationship between Kenny and Byron.

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What does the following quote reveal about Byron's personality? “You know what, square? I must be adopted, there just ain’t no way two folks as ugly as your momma and daddy coulda give birth to someone as sharp as me!”

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Which Reading Strategy is being demonstrated in the following: "I moved closer and when I got right next to him I could see boogers running out of his nose and tears running down his cheeks. These weren’t tears from the cold either, these were big juicy crybaby tears!"

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What does the following quote reveal about Kenny's personality? "I could have done a lot of stuff to him. If it had been me with my lips stuck on something like this he’d have tortured me for a couple of days before he got help. Not me, though, I nearly broke my neck trying to get into the house to rescue Byron."

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What part of STEAL is being demonstrated? "I could have done a lot of stuff to him. If it had been me with my lips stuck on something like this he’d have tortured me for a couple of days before he got help. Not me, though, I nearly broke my neck trying to get into the house to rescue Byron."

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What does this reveal about Byron? "That shook them up. You could cut Byron’s head off and he probably wouldn’t cry. "

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What part of STEAL is being demonstrated? "THAT SHOOK THEM UP. You could cut Byron’s head off and he probably wouldn’t cry. "

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What does this quote reveal about Mother's personality? “Byron,” Momma said, gently wiping tears off his cheeks with the end of her scarf, “it’s O.K., sweetheart, how’d this happen?” She sounded like she was going to be crying in a minute herself.

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What part of STEAL is being demonstrated? “Byron,” Momma said, gently wiping tears off his cheeks with the end of her scarf, “it’s O.K., sweetheart, how’d this happen?” She sounded like she was going to be crying in a minute herself.

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What type of conflict is Byron being faced with?

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Which Reading Strategy is being demonstrated? "I couldn’t believe my eyes! Byron’s mouth was frozen on the mirror! He was as stuck as a fly on flypaper!"

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What does this quote reveal about the Father's personality? “Well, lover boy, I guess this means no one can call you Hot Lips, can they?” Dad was killing himself.“Or the Last of the Red Hot Lovers either, huh?” He tugged on Byron’s ear a little, pulling his face back.

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Who is the Protagonist of this excerpt?

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What point of view is the story written in?

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Reading Comprehension Check Point 1

Which piece of evidence best shows the relationship between Kenny and Byron.

What does the following quote reveal about Byron's personality? “You know what, square? I must be adopted, there just ain’t no way two folks as ugly as your momma and daddy coulda give birth to someone as sharp as me!”

Which Reading Strategy is being demonstrated in the following: "I moved closer and when I got right next to him I could see boogers running out of his nose and tears running down his cheeks. These weren’t tears from the cold either, these were big juicy crybaby tears!"

What part of STEAL is being demonstrated? "I could have done a lot of stuff to him. If it had been me with my lips stuck on something like this he’d have tortured me for a couple of days before he got help. Not me, though, I nearly broke my neck trying to get into the house to rescue Byron."

What does this reveal about Byron? "That shook them up. You could cut Byron’s head off and he probably wouldn’t cry. "

What part of STEAL is being demonstrated? "THAT SHOOK THEM UP. You could cut Byron’s head off and he probably wouldn’t cry. "

What does this quote reveal about Mother's personality? “Byron,” Momma said, gently wiping tears off his cheeks with the end of her scarf, “it’s O.K., sweetheart, how’d this happen?” She sounded like she was going to be crying in a minute herself.

What part of STEAL is being demonstrated? “Byron,” Momma said, gently wiping tears off his cheeks with the end of her scarf, “it’s O.K., sweetheart, how’d this happen?” She sounded like she was going to be crying in a minute herself.

What type of conflict is Byron being faced with?

Which Reading Strategy is being demonstrated? "I couldn’t believe my eyes! Byron’s mouth was frozen on the mirror! He was as stuck as a fly on flypaper!"

What does this quote reveal about the Father's personality? “Well, lover boy, I guess this means no one can call you Hot Lips, can they?” Dad was killing himself.“Or the Last of the Red Hot Lovers either, huh?” He tugged on Byron’s ear a little, pulling his face back.

Who is the Protagonist of this excerpt?

What point of view is the story written in?

What is the MAIN IDEA of the excerpt?

Which piece of evidence best shows the relationship between Kenny and Byron.

What does the following quote reveal about Byron's personality? “You know what, square? I must be adopted, there just ain’t no way two folks as ugly as your momma and daddy coulda give birth to someone as sharp as me!”

Which Reading Strategy is being demonstrated in the following: "I moved closer and when I got right next to him I could see boogers running out of his nose and tears running down his cheeks. These weren’t tears from the cold either, these were big juicy crybaby tears!"

What part of STEAL is being demonstrated? "I could have done a lot of stuff to him. If it had been me with my lips stuck on something like this he’d have tortured me for a couple of days before he got help. Not me, though, I nearly broke my neck trying to get into the house to rescue Byron."

What does this reveal about Byron? "That shook them up. You could cut Byron’s head off and he probably wouldn’t cry. "

What part of STEAL is being demonstrated? "THAT SHOOK THEM UP. You could cut Byron’s head off and he probably wouldn’t cry. "

What does this quote reveal about Mother's personality? “Byron,” Momma said, gently wiping tears off his cheeks with the end of her scarf, “it’s O.K., sweetheart, how’d this happen?” She sounded like she was going to be crying in a minute herself.

What part of STEAL is being demonstrated? “Byron,” Momma said, gently wiping tears off his cheeks with the end of her scarf, “it’s O.K., sweetheart, how’d this happen?” She sounded like she was going to be crying in a minute herself.

What type of conflict is Byron being faced with?

Which Reading Strategy is being demonstrated? "I couldn’t believe my eyes! Byron’s mouth was frozen on the mirror! He was as stuck as a fly on flypaper!"

What does this quote reveal about the Father's personality? “Well, lover boy, I guess this means no one can call you Hot Lips, can they?” Dad was killing himself.“Or the Last of the Red Hot Lovers either, huh?” He tugged on Byron’s ear a little, pulling his face back.

Who is the Protagonist of this excerpt?

What point of view is the story written in?

What is the MAIN IDEA of the excerpt?