The Circuit-SpringBoard

What is the main idea of The Circuit?

• School is important and we all need an education.

• Music education is important for kids to be successful in life.

• The life of migrant farm workers is hard because they are constantly moving.

• Cardboard boxes are necessary for moving even if they make people upset.

How would you describe the work Panchito does in the fields?

• interesting

• easy

• scary

• exhausting

At the end of The Circuit, what do the cardboard boxes mean to Panchito?

• He will have to stop going to school and move again.

• He has not been working hard enough in the fields.

• It is Roberto's turn to go to school

• The officials have found out that Roberto does not go to school.

What is the one sure and constant thing in Panchito's life?

• the family's home

• Papa's black jalopy

• the school bus

• his teachers

Which event happened first in The Circuit?

• Panchito starts to learn to play an instrument.

• Panchito gets to go to school.

• Panchito and his brother have to hide from a school bus.

• Panchito goes to work in the fields with his father and brother.

What event causes Panchito to hide during recess and read to himself?

• He did not read during class and was angry with himself.

• His brother wanted him to learn a story and tell it to him later.

• His teacher yelled at him during class and made him feel bad.

• The other kids were not letting him be part of their games.

Why did the author write this passage about his father?

When he finally chose the "Carcanchita," he checked it thoroughly before driving it out of the car lot. He examined every inch of the car.

• To persuade people to buy used cars.

• To reflect on memories of the first car his family owned.

• To entertain us with a funny name for a car.

• To inform the reader of how careful his father was.

What was the author's purpose in writing this passage?

Slowly I began to recover. I poured water over my face and neck and watched the dirty water run down my arms to the ground.

• To inform the reader that it is hot out.

• To reflect on a time that he was working in the fields.

• To persuade the reader to believe that working in the fields is hard.

• To entertain us with a story about an old injury.

Why does the iron pot mean so much to Panchito's mother?

• She believes it makes food taste better.

• She can use it to carry goods as well as for cooking.

• It remains the same no matter where the family goes.

• Her mother gave the iron pot to her.

In the story, why does Panchito ask for help with his English?

• He wants the other students to like him.

• He wants to do his best in school.

• He wants to get a job.

• He wants to be smarter than his brother.