A Day's Work

Where did Francisco take his grandfather to find work?

• a school

• a garden shop

• a house

• a parking lot

Which of these events happened first in the story?

• Ben came to pick up Francisco and Abuelo.

• Abuelo came to live with Francisco's family.

• Francisco and Abuelo ate tortillas for lunch.

• Francisco and Abuelo weeded the bank for Ben.

Francisco probably offered to work for free because he

• liked gardening.

• did not know how to read.

• was so young.

• did not have much time.

Francisco told Ben that he and his grandfather liked the Lakers so Ben would

• choose them for the job.

• give his cap to them.

• know they loved sports.

• give them a ride home.

Francisco lied to Ben because

• he wanted to miss school for the day.

• he wanted to watch the Lakers' game.

• his grandfather needed to earn money.

• his grandfather told him what to say.

Both Francisco and his and his grandfather

• speak English.

• are hard workers.

• live in Mexico.

• know about plants.

From information in the story, you can tell that

• it is important for children to go to school every day.

• many people do not have enough money to buy a car.

• it is difficult to learn how to speak two languages.

• gardeners need to know about different kind of plants.

How did Ben show that he was angry about the gardening job Francisco and his grandfather had done?

• He did not give them any money.

• He slammed his cap against the van.

• He demanded that they redo the work.

• He would not give them a ride home.

Which word best describes Ben?

• brave

• shy

• fair

• lazy

Which word best describes how Francisco felt when he had to tell his grandfather that he had lied to Ben?

• joyful

• lonely

• relieved

• ashamed