My Name is Gabriela

Which sentence best describes Gabriela when she was a little girl? 

• She was curious. 
• She loved sports. 
• She was often sad. 
• She liked to watch TV. 

Why did Gabriela like to play school with the other children in her village? 

• She enjoyed teaching. 
• She wanted to learn new songs. 
• She was trying to learn the alphabet. 
• She thought she was smarter than her friends. 

Gabriela made Pedro learn the alphabet because she--

• wanted to be mean to him
• hoped he would become a teacher
• wanted to help him tell his stories
• hoped he would become her friend

When Gabriela grows up, she--

• starts reading
• stops teaching
• starts traveling
• stops writing poems

Which of these would Gabriela probably enjoy reading most? 

• A dictionary
• A book about sports
• A poem about a bird
• A magazine about science

Which word best describes the kind of person Gabriela is? 

• Nice
• Silly
• Lazy
• Mean

Which sentence from the selection shows that Gabriela was a good teacher? 

• I saw how all over the world, people wanted their children to learn. 
• I taught myself to read so that I could read other people's words and stories. 
• I taught the children of Chile, and many of my students became teachers themselves. 
• I pretended to be the teacher, and my friends, Sofia, Ana, and Pedro, were my pupils. 

Gabriela would be a good school principle because she --

• grew up in Chile

• used to make up songs with her friends

• likes the way words can say how she feels

• knows about teaching and cares about children

How does Gabriela feel after she wins the Nobel Prize? 

• Shy
• Upset
• Afraid
• Proud

The reader can tell that Gabriela thinks--

• it is important for children to learn
• math is more important reading
• it is better to be a princess than a writer
• children should not work so hard at school