Elisa's Diary

Multiple Choice

What did Elisa's grandmother give her after her first visit?

• dog

• blanket

• porcelain squirrel

• cat

Multiple Choice

What is different about Elisa staying with her grandmother this time?

• She is staying by herself with her grandmother.

• She is staying with her grandmother to help her.

• She is living with her grandmother rather than visiting her.

• She is learning about squirrels from her grandmother.

Multiple Choice

What is Elisa good at when she is ten?

• writing and reading English

• making friends

• speaking in front of her classmates

• singing

Multiple Choice

When Elisa spoke in front of her classmates, she felt...

• confident

• sad

• embarrassed

• frightened

Multiple Choice

Jose and Elisa decide to help each other by

• spending time together

• supporting each other with speaking, writing and reading in English.

• making a special club

• writing in diaries

Multiple Choice

How does Elisa overcome her problem?

• Never trying to speak English.

• Moving back to Puerto Rico.

• She agrees to help Jose with writing if he helps her with speaking.

• Watching baseball all day long.

Multiple Choice

Why is Elisa surprised when she looks at Jose's composition?

• His composition is poorly written.

• His composition is blank.

• His composition is well written.

• His composition is not finished.

Multiple Choice

How are Elisa and Francisco different?

• Elisa likes USA and Francisco doesn't.

• Francisco is open to a new experience, while Elisa wants to go back to Puerto Rico.

• Elisa wants to learn how to speak English and Francisco wants to play baseball.

• Francisco talks very good English and Elisa speaks German.

Multiple Choice

What is Elisa at the end of the passage?

• a teacher

• a tourist

• a high school student

• a grandmother

Multiple Choice

What does Elisa learn from José?

• It takes a special talent to be an artist.

• Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.

• People should speak only one language.

• Cultural traditions do not really matter.

Multiple Choice

Which event happens first?

• Elisa enjoys watching squirrels with her grandmother.

• Elisa's teacher mispronounces her name.

• Elisa moves to the United States permanently.

• Elisa meets José at the beginning of the school year.

Multiple Choice

What is the main reason that the conversation between Elisa and her brother is important to the story?

• It explains why Elisa dislikes sports so much

• It explains why Francisco enjoys watching television

• It shows that Francisco has found a job in the neighborhood.

• It shows that Elisa has been afraid of trying to make new friends.

Multiple Choice

“Today is the saddest day of my life,” Elisa

wrote in her _______ on March 25th.

• newspaper

• diary

• bookbag

• textbook

Multiple Choice

In the story Elisa's Diary pg 196 paragraph 1, the text says:

"Elisa put her pen and notebook away in her backpack and promptly obeyed."

What does promptly mean

• to do something right away

• to take your time

• to ask permission to do something

• to think about doing something