Q1 This story is mainly about Rafael Cordero and
AnsHis career as a teacher devoted to helping others.
Q2 What is the author’s opinion of heroes in the movies?
AnsThey aren’t the real heroes of the world.
Q3 What was San Juan like when Rafael was born?
AnsIt was a place where slavery was still an accepted part of life.
Q4 In this part of the story, what does the author mean when she says, “Imagine how they must have felt”?
AnsThe poor people must have had a feeling of hopelessness.
Q5 What made Rafael decide to open a school for boys?
AnsHe believed education was the only hope for them, and for his country.
Q6 In this part of the story, what is the meaning of “He taught them from his head and from his heart?”
AnsHe shared his knowledge as well as his feelings.
Q7 Why did Rafael work making cigars when he already had a job as a teacher?
AnsHe didn’t get paid for teaching, and he needed money to live.
Q8 What was the most important way in which Rafael taught his students?
AnsBy setting a good example for them
Q9 The author says that Rafael was a humble man. What evidence in the story supports this?
AnsHe never wrote anything about himself.
Q10 In this part of the story, what is the meaning of Rafael’s quote about the tree?
AnsHe is comparing his students to trees that can be made into something beautiful and good.
The Wound Dresser
Q1 This story is mainly about a famous writer who
AnsSpent years bringing comfort to those who often had none.
Q2 How did Walt first come to be in an army hospital?
AnsE heard his brother had been wounded in a battle and rushed to be with him.
Q3 What is the most likely reason that Walt wrote about his experiences in the army hospitals?
AnsTo tell about a side of war that most people at that time did not see.
Q4 The root of the word “callous” comes from an old word that means “hard skin.” Based on this information and how it is used in the text, what does
AnsNot aware of the needs of others.
Q5 An analogy is a comparison between two things that are the same in some way. Which sentence from the text is an example
AnsThe long train of exhaustion, rudeness, no food, no friendly word or deed…cutting like razors into that sensitive heart.
Q6 From what you have read, what would have most likely happened if Walt had not stopped to talk to the soldier with the “glassy eyes”
AnsThe soldier would have died.
Q7 What do these fruits have to do with Walt’s time in the hospitals?
AnsHe would buy oranges and give them to the soldiers.
Q8 How do these two excerpts from the story work together?
AnsThey both show how just a little bit of care and attention could give great happiness.
Q9 What does Walt mean when he says the wounded soldiers “are not charity patients, but American young men
AnsThe soldiers deserve respect, not pity.
Q10 From the way, these final sentences are written, what can you tell about Walt?
AnsHe saw the human side of all the soldiers, and didn’t care which army they fought in.
The Emperors New Clothes
Q1 Which of these sayings best states the main idea of this story?
Ans“Honesty is the best policy.”
Q2 From what you have read, which words best describe the Emperor?
AnsSelfish and proud.
Q3 Read this part of the text. What is the difference between other emperors and the Emperor in the story?
AnsOther emperors work, but this Emperor does not.
Q4 According to the story, what did the thieves say was special about their material?
AnsIt was invisible to a person who was foolish or not wise.
Q5 From what you have read about the Emperor, why did he send people from his court to check on the cloth
AnsHe was afraid he might not be able to see the cloth and be a fool.
Q6 According to the story, what was the strangest thing about the cloth?
AnsIt was not really there.
Q7 Why do the people in the Emperor’s court say they can see the cloth?
AnsNo one wants to be the only foolish person who does not see it.
Q8 Why is it important that the first person to speak the truth about the Emperor’s new
AnsIt shows that the honest child is wiser than the foolish adults.
Q9 If the people in the Emperor’s court had been honest about not seeing the cloth, what most likely would have
AnsThe thieves would not have been able to continue their trick.
Q10 There is a popular saying that states “The clothes make the man.” If this is true, what does it say about the Emperor and his
AnsHe is not a wise man.
Spanish To English
Q1 Hola, ¿cómo estás?
AnsHello, how are you?
Q2 Bien y tu
AnsGood, and you?
Q4 Denada
AnsYou’re welcome
Q15 Necesito un bae
AnsI need a bae
Q17 Madre mía
AnsSurprise
Q20 así se hace
AnsEncouragement
Q21 ándele
AnsEncouragement
Q22 Oiga
AnsGet someone’s attention
Q25 La Prueba
AnsAudition
Q26 El concierto
AnsConcert
Q27 Sentir
AnsTo be sorry
Q28 Tener miedo
AnsTo be afraid
Q29 Extrañarse
AnsTo be amazed
Q30 El cable
AnsWire
Anyone Can Ski!
Q1 This story is mainly about
AnsHow skiing helps the physically disabled improve their lives.
Q2 How are Gerald, Allison, Chris, and Monte alike?
AnsThey all have won medals in skiing.
Q3 This piece was written to show that
AnsSomeone who is physically disabled can enjoy a popular sport.
Q4 What is an outrigger?
AnsA piece of equipment that some skiers use
Q5 “Four-trackers” are skiers who
AnsUse two artificial legs and two outriggers.
Q6 This part of the story gives the idea that people with physical disabilities who learn to ski are most likely to
AnsGain more confidence in themselves.
Q7 Skiing is particularly helpful in
AnsHelping disabled people who are tired of boring exercises.
Q8 The text states that doctors and ski teachers worked together
AnsTo teach skiing to physically disabled soldiers and children.
Q9 Which effect do these kinds of ski programs have on participants?
AnsThey feel encouraged to try other things.
Q10 How do these two parts of the story work together?
AnsThey both show how people do the best with what they have.
How I Learned To Clean My Room
Q1 This story is mostly about
AnsA girl who finds out she should change her habits.
Q2 For her homework, Dee is supposed to
AnsWrite about something she would like to change about herself.
Q3 What is a fact about Dee’s sister, Rebecca?
AnsShe is a freshman in college.
Q4 Why does Rebecca think there is an intruder?
AnsThe window is open, and someone bit into an apple.
Q5 What is the sequence of events after Dee and Rebecca leave their house?
AnsThey go to the neighbors’ house, and the neighbors call the police.
Q6 Why was Dee’s door shut, even though Rebecca said it was open earlier?
AnsA pile of clothes and other stuff fell against the door.
Q7 In this part of the story, Dee says she wanted to “dissolve into the floor.” What does that mean?
AnsShe is embarrassed and wants to disappear.
Q8 The intruder
AnsTurned out to be a raccoon.
Q9 Based on what you read, Dee finally decided to clean her room most likely because
AnsShe was so embarrassed.
Q10 The author wrote this story to
AnsEntertain.
Bird Woman
Q1 This story is mainly about
AnsThe role of Sacajawea in American history.
Q2 Lewis and Clark thanked Bird Woman for saving their compass and maps. How?
AnsThey found a river and named it “Sacajawea.”
Q3 What is the main reason the soldiers liked having Sacajawea and her baby with them as they explored the West?
AnsNative Americans would know the soldiers were peaceful because a woman and baby traveled with them.
Q4 Sacajawea’s husband was
AnsA Frenchman.
Q5 Based on these two parts of the story, which statement is true about the time when Sacajawea lived?
AnsA woman did what her husband said she should do.
Q6 According to the story, what would a Native American chief do to show strangers they were welcome on his land?
AnsPut a blanket on the ground
Q7 Why did the men carry the flag to the West?
AnsThe men wanted to fly the flag on land they claimed as their own.
Q8 What happened first?
AnsSacajawea is taken from her home to live with the Mandans.
Q9 Sacajawea knew how to make many things from plants that helped the soldiers. Which of the following did she use to make medicine?
AnsRattlesnake root
Q10 Which best describes how Bird Woman felt at the end of the story?
AnsShe was disappointed she could not go with Lewis and Clark.
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