At the beginning of the passage, the main character feels overwhelmed. Which two lines from the text best express this mood? (RL.2.1 and RL.2.3)

• ’You speak English,’ she said, more of a fact than a question.

• I was gawking around me, an obvious newcomer

• We edged through the gate and stood in awe

• ‘Read to me from this book.’ He shoved a brown volume across the table

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The main conflict in this passage could best be described as ________________. (RL.2.3)

the narrator’s concern on whether or not to tell her parents about her incorrect language class placement.

• a power struggle between the orange-headed man and the narrator.

• the narrator’s concern over whether she will be popular in Margarita’s eyes or not.

• the narrator’s internal struggle over whether to be honest about her language skills.

• the narrator’s concern on whether or not to tell her parents about her incorrect language class placement.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following sentences from the text best supports your answer from Part A? (RL.2.1)

• “I stared at the words and considered my situation. I could read this aloud and be waved into the English stream. It was clearly as simple as that. Or I could play possum…”

• “Gold fuzz sprouted on his knuckles. He was wearing a ring, ponderous as a prime minister’s.”

• “I would be tested for my abilities and streamed according to my tongue.”

• “‘You don’t understand me. There must be a difference in the level at which you speak

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Re-read lines 12-14 (There were…Spanish.) from the passage. Based on these lines, students at the Roosevelt school (RL.2.1)

• get grades because of how well they speak both Spanish and English

• take classes based on which language they speak the best

• teach each other using the language they speak best

• are questions about their language skills by the orange-haired man.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the point of view of the passage? (RL.3.2)

• first person

• third-person omniscient

• third-person limited

• third-person objective

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

PART B

Which is the most likely reason the passage is written from this point of view? (RL.3.2)

• To give objective descriptions of the characters and insight of their thoughts

• To explain why how difficult it for students who speak multiple languages to placed in the correct classes.

• To provide insight into the feelings the narrator had as a new student.

• To analyze the reason for the orange-haired man’s English/Spanish placement of the narrator.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read lines 42-47 (I flipped…Beyond). What do the italics throughout this excerpt indicate? (RL.3.1)

• Dialogue

• the narrator’s thoughts

• words read from a book

• the thoughts of the orange-headed man

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Re-read line 63 (And Margarita…me). What is the author’s purpose in placing this line at the end of the passage? (RL.3.1)

• It reveals that the narrator is more concerned with making friends than telling the truth.

• It reveals that the narrator and Margarita are best friends.

• It helps to create a sense of suspense about how the narrator will be treated.

• It reveals that Margarita was concerned about the narrator’s speaking abilities.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Re-read lines 58-59 (I see…file). From these lines, you can infer that the orange-haired man (RL.2.1)

• learned to speak Spanish before he learned English.

• thinks that Spanish class is more difficult than English class.

• learned to speak English before he learned Spanish.

• thinks that the main character cannot read English well.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Re-read lines 60-61 (I was…wiser). How would you paraphrase this line? (RL.2.1)

• Señora Arellano’s class was not hard for me, but parents did not know that right away.

• I told my parents that I was in Señora Arellano’s class, but they did not understand me.

• Señora Arellano’s class helped me learn English, and I did not tell my parents about it.

• It seemed like forever before my parents learned English and learned I was in Señora Arellano’s class.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4