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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA reaction is...when you do something again.a response to something.to show clearly and deliberately.to serve as a symbol of.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIf you contribute to something, you are...giving or supplying for a common purpose.entering and settling in a new country.changing your attitude.moving to a new place.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhen you immigrate, you are...analyzing new information.slicing cheese into small slivers.changing your attitude about something.entering and settling in a new country.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIf your attitudes are shifting, you are...slowing down your car.not to be trusted.changing your beliefs, judgments, or emphases.moving them from one place to another.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen you relocate, you...move to a new place.locate something for a second time.find something that you lost.engage in arguments with others.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA sponsor is...always a relative.someone who allows you to live in his/her home.someone who supports admission into a group.a paper that provides evidence of something.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceTo stun someone is...to invite him to breakfast.to get into a fight.to help him enter a new country.to make him feel shocked, dazed, or surprised.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA dispatcher...sends out vehicles according to a schedule.delivers pizza for Pizza Hut.is an immigrant to a new country.has difficulty adjusting to a new culture.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA scuffle is a...movie.fight.class for English learners.potato chip.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceTo whimper is to...engage in a fight.react very angrily.cry uncontrollably.sob or let out a soft cry.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Maya's mother gifts her a bracelet before she goes to the Spring Fling. What significance does this gesture serve?
The gift represents Maya's transition into adulthood and her mother's acceptance of Maya
The gift was from Maya's grandmother to her mother, and now Maya has received it
The gift is an apology from Maya's mother for treating Maya so poorly
The gift is a reward for Maya's perseverance despite her many struggles
- 12. Multiple Choice
Select ALL of the following ways in which Maya's Kazakh heritage is different from her American upbringing:
Kazakh families don't hug
Kazakh men don't work in the kitchen
Kazakh teens don't usually join after school events or parties
Kazakh people pray to a kamcha for good fortune
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the main idea of the text "My Favorite Chaperone"?
A girl's younger brother chaperones her during a school dance
An immigrant family becomes closer through their cultural struggles in a new land
A teenager learns how to navigate the differences between her world and her parents' expectations
A Kazakh family learns to survive in an unfamiliar city
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a conflict Maya faces in the short story, "My Favorite Chaperone"?
Getting into a fight with Ossie Nishizono.
Missing her gymnastics meeting
Cleaning houses for her mother
Getting permission to go to the Spring Fling
- 15. Multiple Choice
Infer why Maya might be reluctant to ask for her parents' permission to the Spring Fling.
Maya's parents are very strict and difficult to approach
Maya's parents do not listen to her because she is still a child
Maya's parents do not understand American culture
Maya's parents are concerned she will hook up with an American boy
- 16. Poll
OPINION: When reading in class, how do you prefer to read? Select as many answers as you would like.
by yourself
with 1 partner
taking turns in a group
as a class--popcorn style
as a class--audio book
- 17. Multiple Choice
During Maya's trip to the principal's office, she must translate between Russian--for her father--and English--for the principal.
Based on how Maya translates for her father, infer why Maya might choose to change what the principal said.
Maya will also get in trouble for not protecting Nurzhan if her father finds out the truth
Maya is protecting her brother from her father's abusive nature
Maya is embarrassed that Nurzhan's fight will be seen as shameful to her family
Maya does not speak English well enough to translate what the principal is telling her
- 18. Multiple Choice
Nurzhan helps Maya by convincing their parents to let Maya to go to the Spring Fling.
Infer why Nurzhan would help his older sister, even though she calls him stupid and yells at him.
Nurzhan feels indebted to his sister for defending him in the principal's office
Nurzhan owes his sister for protecting him from bullies like Ossie Nishizono
Nurzhan is only helping Maya because his parents told him to
Nurzhan wants Maya to treat him with respect so he gets permission as a favor
- 19. Multiple Choice
Jeff's __________________ helped him feel welcomed in his support group.sponsorparentfriendteacher - 20. Multiple ChoiceMark was a wonderful ________________ because he sent out all the vans for the cleaning service right on time.workermanagerdispatchersponsor
- 21. Multiple Choice
The characters, setting, and conflict are introduced.
Falling Action
Climax
Rising Action
Exposition
- 22. Multiple Choice
The time and place of the story is called the ________.
plot
setting
dialogue
climax
- 23. Multiple Choice
This is an example of a _____________________.
wimper
dispatcher
scuffle
climax
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best expresses the central idea (theme) of the text?
Fitting in is not important.
Maya’s parents learned it is very important to fit in to a new culture.
Assimilating to a new culture is can be very challenging.
Maya and Nurzhan helped their parents assimilate to their new culture.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would provide an objective summary of the text.
Maya’s family moves to America because their government is failing. Her parents assimilate quickly, but she struggles to fit in.
Maya’s father becomes very angry when he sees her goofing off with an American boy.
Maya’s mother injures herself, requiring Maya to fill in for her at work. As a result, Maya is forced to quit the gymnastics team.
Maya’s family moves to America because their government is failing. Although Maya and her brother have minor problems fitting in, they are able to do so. However, their parents seem very resistant to the American culture, which causes additional problems for Maya and Nurzhan.
- 26. Multiple Choice
From whose point of view is the text written? (RI8.6)
Maya's
Nurzhan's
Papa's
Mama's
- 27. Multiple Choice
What is the author's purpose in writing this story?
The author’s purpose is to entertain the reader with a story about a family who assimilates easily to their new culture.
The author’s purpose is to persuade people not to move to a new country because there are too many challenges involved.
The author’s purpose is to demonstrate the challenges involved with moving to a new country.
The author’s purpose is to demonstrate how easy it is to assimilate to a new culture.
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the main conflict in the story?
Maya's brother is being bullied at school.
Maya needs permission to go to a school dance.
Maya's family is struggling to earn enough money to live.
Maya has to do her mother's job when her mother is injured.
- 29. Multiple Choice
Nurzhan helps to resolve the story's conflict by?
saying that things are different in America.
offering to be Maya's chaperone.
standing up to a school bully.
signing Maya's permission slip.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe exposition...Introduces the reader to the characters and settingIs the part of the story where a character changesIs the part of the story when the conflict is resolvedIs the part of the story where the events help the reader understand what the conflict is
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThe rising action of the plot...is the series of events that help the reader understand the conflict.show a change in the main character.show how the problem is resolved.is the theme.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the story is represented by this blue blob?expositionrising actionclimaxresolution
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the story is represented by this blue blob?expositionrising actionfalling actionresolution
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the story is represented by this blue blob?climaxrising actionfalling actionresolution
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the story is represented by this blue blob?climaxexpositionfalling actionresolution
- 36. Multiple ChoiceThe _______ is everything that happens in a story.problemsequenceplotsolution
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThe _______ is the most exciting part of the story.expositionpoemrising actionclimax
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThe end of the story is called the ______.falling actionrising actionresolutionclimax
- 39. Multiple Choice
What sentence asks a question?
Declarative Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
- 40. Multiple Choice
What sentence gives a command?
Declarative Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
- 41. Multiple Choice
What kind of sentence expresses a strong feeling?
Declarative Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
- 42. Multiple Choice
Which is an exclamatory sentence?
I got a perfect score!
What is the answer in number 5?
We have to read the directions.
Kindly review your answers.
- 43. Multiple Choice
Which is an imperative sentence?
Watch your steps when you go upstairs.
I stored the books in the top right shelf.
How will we end our dialogue in the role playing?
I passed the auditions for the singing contest!
- 44. Multiple Choice
What punctuation mark should be put to the sentence?
Who is the student seated beside you
question mark
exclamation point
period
- 45. Multiple Choice
What punctuation mark should be put to the sentence?
Please refrain from making inappropriate sounds
period
question mark
exclamation point
- 46. Multiple Choice
What kind of sentence is used in the lyric?
"I've been reading books of old, the legends and the myths."
Declarative Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
- 47. Multiple Choice
What kind of sentence is used in the lyric?
"Where'd you want to go? How much you want to risk?"
Declarative Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
- 48. Multiple Choice
Which kind of sentence is the sentence below?
Wash your hands before dinner.
command
exclamation
question
statement
- 49. Multiple Choice
What kind of sentence is the sentence below?
I can see that you have been laughing a lot.
command
exclamation
question
statement
- 50. Multiple Choice
What type of sentence is the sentence below?
I will not ask him!
exclamation
statement
command
question
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