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Real-life superheroes Superheroes Anonymous, an organized group of real-life superheroes.


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READING COMPRE ENSION GRID

General !omprehension A" #" exist in real life $" protect other people Par% one (from the beginning to line 36) &"
Street Hero Former / Present occupation Red Justice

Former occupation: Prostitute no!s martial arts blac# e$e mas#, bustier, #nee%high boots

Present occupation: Substitute teacher " re& boxer briefs o'er (eans, re& cape an& a soc# !ith e$eholes )he sub!a$ )o encourage $oung people to

Special ability Uniform

Area of action ission

)he cit$*s un&erbell$ )o protect prostitutes

gi'e their seats (!hen nee&e&) C" #" !or# the streets (l. 6) $. troll (l. +,) D" #" - &o%goo&er (l. +.) is someone !ho &oes goo&. $" out%of%to!ners (l. /0) are people !ho li'e out of to!n. E" refuse& to gi'e their real names '" #" )he$ !ante& the me&ia to #no! more about them. $" )he$ !ante& to ma#e a )1 programme about themsel'es. (" )he$ patrolle& the to!n to help an& protect citi2ens. G" clean (l. 3/) 3 safe (l. 33) 3 #in& (l. 33) " a gro!ing communit$ of acti'ists (l. 3,) I" au-del Par% %)o (from line 34 to line 53) *" #" /3 3 a stu&ent at 6olumbia 7ni'ersit$ 3 an in&epen&ent filmma#er co%foun&e& Superheroes -non$mous $" the$ fight crime in a legal !a$ (l. ,4) an& also the !orst crime of all, apath$ (l. ,0) +" 8e ha'e &e'elope& unusual !a$s of fighting crime Par% %hree (from line 5, to the en&) ," buil&ing superinten&ent 3 6ro!n 9eights, :roo#l$n 3 Fixes faucets an& &oes electrical !or# for people in nee& (l. 56) M" &eci&e& to become the Super N" 9e thought that if he &i&n*t &o things himself nobo&$ else !oul&. O" People laugh at him, stare at him, thro! eggs an& stones at him. P" #" ac#no!le&ge 3 recogni2e $" self%proclaime& 3 announce& b$ himself (" stumble 3 lose one*s balance -" - superheroe*s life is not so eas$ because people &on*t ta#e him seriousl$, nobo&$ un&erstan&s him (l. 45).
!en "ords to remember

#" former (l. /) 3 $" seat (l. +6) 3 (" gather (l. +.) 3 ." safe (l. 33) 3 /" #in& (l. 33) 3 0" -cti'ist (l. 35) 3 1" fix (l. 56) 3 2" ac#no!le&ge (l. 66) 3 3" laugh at sb (l. 6.) 3 #4" stare at sb (l. 6.)

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