Daughter of Invention Quiz - First Read Quiz

The author of the selection is:

• Tim Belton

• Julia Alvarez

• Judy Garland

• Mrs. Bellizeare

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The main characters of the story are:

• mother and daughter

• mother and father

• father and daughter

• none of the above

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Where do the main character and her family live?

• Florida

• New York

• Puerto Rico

• Texas

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The reason the family comes to the United States is:

• to allow the father to practice medicine.

• help the mother sell her inventions.

• to avoid a terrible dictator in their home country.

• get better schooling for their daughters.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

From what country does the narrator's family move?

• Puerto Rico

• Costa Rica

• Dominican Republic

• Cuba

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What poet does the main character read to get inspired?

• William Shakespere

• Robert Frost

• Maya Angelou

• Walt Whitman

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When does the mother invent?

• Never

• At night

• when her kids are at school

• Before dinner

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What causes the mother to stop inventing?

• she ran out of ideas.

• her husband forced her to stop.

• the daughter made fun of her.

• her invention has been created already.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

A noncommittal statement:

• reveals nothing

• explains an idea

• contradicts another statement

• makes no sense

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does plagiarized mean?

• glorified

• flattered

• created

• copied

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4