sends out vehicles according to a schedule.

is an immigrant to a new country.

has difficulty adjusting to a new culture.

Maya's mother gifts her a bracelet before she goes to the Spring Fling. What significance does this gesture serve?

The gift represents Maya's transition into adulthood and her mother's acceptance of Maya

The gift was from Maya's grandmother to her mother, and now Maya has received it

The gift is an apology from Maya's mother for treating Maya so poorly

The gift is a reward for Maya's perseverance despite her many struggles

Select ALL of the following ways in which Maya's Kazakh heritage is different from her American upbringing:

Kazakh men don't work in the kitchen

Kazakh teens don't usually join after school events or parties

Kazakh people pray to a kamcha for good fortune

What is the main idea of the text "My Favorite Chaperone"?

An immigrant family becomes closer through their cultural struggles in a new land

A girl's younger brother chaperones her during a school dance

A teenager learns how to navigate the differences between her world and her parents' expectations

A Kazakh family learns to survive in an unfamiliar city

Which of the following is not a conflict Maya faces in the short story, "My Favorite Chaperone"?

Getting into a fight with Ossie Nishizono.

Getting permission to go to the Spring Fling

Infer why Maya might be reluctant to ask for her parents' permission to the Spring Fling.

Maya's parents are very strict and difficult to approach

Maya's parents do not listen to her because she is still a child

Maya's parents do not understand American culture

Maya's parents are concerned she will hook up with an American boy

During Maya's trip to the principal's office, she must translate between Russian--for her father--and English--for the principal. Based on how Maya translates for her father, infer why Maya might choose to change what the principal said.

Maya is protecting her brother from her father's abusive nature

Maya will also get in trouble for not protecting Nurzhan if her father finds out the truth

Maya is embarrassed that Nurzhan's fight will be seen as shameful to her family

Maya does not speak English well enough to translate what the principal is telling her

Nurzhan helps Maya by convincing their parents to let Maya to go to the Spring Fling. Infer why Nurzhan would help his older sister, even though she calls him stupid and yells at him.

Nurzhan feels indebted to his sister for defending him in the principal's office

Nurzhan owes his sister for protecting him from bullies like Ossie Nishizono

Nurzhan is only helping Maya because his parents told him to

Nurzhan wants Maya to treat him with respect so he gets permission as a favor

Which of the following best expresses the central idea (theme) of the text?

Assimilating to a new culture is can be very challenging.

Maya’s parents learned it is very important to fit in to a new culture.

Maya and Nurzhan helped their parents assimilate to their new culture.

Which of the following would provide an objective summary of the text.

Maya’s family moves to America because their government is failing. Although Maya and her brother have minor problems fitting in, they are able to do so. However, their parents seem very resistant to the American culture, which causes additional problems for Maya and Nurzhan.

Maya’s family moves to America because their government is failing. Her parents assimilate quickly, but she struggles to fit in.

Maya’s father becomes very angry when he sees her goofing off with an American boy.

Maya’s mother injures herself, requiring Maya to fill in for her at work. As a result, Maya is forced to quit the gymnastics team.

What is the author's purpose in writing this story?

The author’s purpose is to demonstrate the challenges involved with moving to a new country.

The author’s purpose is to entertain the reader with a story about a family who assimilates easily to their new culture.

The author’s purpose is to persuade people not to move to a new country because there are too many challenges involved.

The author’s purpose is to demonstrate how easy it is to assimilate to a new culture.

Which statement best describes the main conflict in the story?

Maya needs permission to go to a school dance.

Maya's brother is being bullied at school.

Maya's family is struggling to earn enough money to live.

Maya has to do her mother's job when her mother is injured.

Nurzhan helps to resolve the story's conflict by?

offering to be Maya's chaperone.

saying that things are different in America.

signing Maya's permission slip.

Introduces the reader to the characters and setting

Is the part of the story where a character changes

Is the part of the story when the conflict is resolved

Is the part of the story where the events help the reader understand what the conflict is

The rising action of the plot...

is the series of events that help the reader understand the conflict.

show a change in the main character.

show how the problem is resolved.

Which is an exclamatory sentence?

What is the answer in number 5?

We have to read the directions.

Which is an imperative sentence?

Watch your steps when you go upstairs.

I stored the books in the top right shelf.

How will we end our dialogue in the role playing?

I passed the auditions for the singing contest!

My favorite Chaperone

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30 sec • 1 pt

A reaction is...

when you do something again.

a response to something.

to show clearly and deliberately.

to serve as a symbol of.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you contribute to something, you are...

giving or supplying for a common purpose.

entering and settling in a new country.

changing your attitude.

moving to a new place.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When you immigrate, you are...

analyzing new information.

slicing cheese into small slivers.

changing your attitude about something.

entering and settling in a new country.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If your attitudes are shifting, you are...

slowing down your car.

not to be trusted.

changing your beliefs, judgments, or emphases.

moving them from one place to another.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When you relocate, you...

move to a new place.

locate something for a second time.

find something that you lost.

engage in arguments with others.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A sponsor is...

always a relative.

someone who allows you to live in his/her home.

someone who supports admission into a group.

a paper that provides evidence of something.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To stun someone is...

to invite him to breakfast.

to get into a fight.

to help him enter a new country.

to make him feel shocked, dazed, or surprised.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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My favorite Chaperone

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