Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
Suggestions for you
20 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple Choice
This passage focuses on whose perspective?
a teacher who is about to retire
a boy who is the tallest student in class
a new student who speaks little English
a character who understands Spanish but cannot speak it at first
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which parts of the story show the main character defending Judy?
Paragraphs 3 and 8
Paragraphs 5 and 28
Paragraphs 12 and 29
Paragraphs 14 and 22
- 3. Multiple Choice
Reread paragraphs 29 and 30.
Which sentence from the paragraph contains an example of figurative language?
Ms. Fran looked at me, amazed.
Judy looked at us with very wide eyes.
The silence was so heavy that it hurt my shoulders!
And she said it just as good as Grandma Tata!
- 4. Multiple Choice
Read this sentence from the passage.
But in school they only allow us to speak in English, so nobody understood her and even Mrs. Wilson, the teacher, got irritated with her.
What is the meaning of the word irritated as it is used in the sentence?
annoyed
caring
embarrassed
sensitive
- 5. Multiple Choice
When the new girl started __________ .
everyone made fun of her
everyone welcomed her
everyone loved her
everyone ignored her
- 6. Multiple Choice
The new girl's name was
Josie
Janey
Judy
Julie
- 7. Multiple Choice
At the start of the story, the new girl painted a picture of...
Panama
Pacoima
Portugal
Port St Lucie
- 8. Multiple Choice
When the new girl's painting gets stolen, the main character says, "I got so mad at Peter that I marched over and let him have it." What is meant by this phrase?
She gave him the painting
She gave him a pencil
She verbally attacked him
She hit him
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why did the main character feel like she could approach Peter?
He was her brother
They were good friends
He was her uncle
He was a stranger
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who is the author of 'I Speak Spanish Too'?
Judy Baca
Maria Mahia
Sarah Wilson
Mrs. Edwards
- 11. Multiple Choice
What does, 'Un poquito' mean?
a little bit
a lot
every day
one cheeseburger please
- 12. Multiple Choice
What did Mrs. Wilson let Judy, the main character and Peter do?
play football
Write stories in English
Speak Spanish
Paint a mural on the yard wall
- 13. Multiple Choice
Where was Judy Baca's family from?
Puerto Rico
Mexico
Spain
Florida
- 14. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 26, why did the main character say, "What a shame!" ?
She didn't like the teacher's outfit.
She thought the teacher was making fun of Judy
She thought the teacher was French
She lost her lunch
- 15. Fill in the Blank
The main character learns Spanish from Grandma _____
- 16. Multiple Choice
The word scowled means:
frown in an angry or bad-tempered way
being annoyed
feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure.
a way of speaking
- 17. Multiple Choice
The surprise in paragraph 29 is:
Peter loves painting
Judy goes back to Mexico
Mrs. Wilson retires
Mrs. Fran speaks Spanish
- 18. Multiple Choice
The word accent means:
frown in an angry or bad-tempered way
being annoyed
feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure.
a way of speaking especially by a group of people from a certainplace
- 19. Multiple Choice
The word irritate means:
frown in an angry or bad-tempered way
being annoyed
feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure.
a way of speaking especially by a group of people from a certainplace
- 20. Multiple Choice
The word appreciative means:
frown in an angry or bad-tempered way
being annoyed
feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure.
a way of speaking especially by a group of people from a certainplace
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags