Texas Studies Weekly: Week 30: Texas Culture

Answer question after reading the article “An American Dream Come True.”

What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

• how Claudia Richards learned to play the guitar and piano

• why Claudia Richards wanted to come to America

• how Claudia Richards grew up in Colombia

• why Claudia Richards wanted to become a teacher

Answer question after reading the article “An American Dream Come True.”

How did Claudia probably feel as soon as she arrived in America?

• tired

• angry

• sad

• scared

Answer question after reading the article “An American Dream Come True.”

Claudia wanted to become a U.S. citizen because—

• she wanted to be a good citizen like she taught her students to be

• she did not ever want to go back to Colombia

• she wanted to practice filling out the paperwork

• she wanted her children to be U.S. citizens

Answer question after reading the article “One State, Many Cultures.”

In paragraph 2 which words help you know the meaning of ethnic groups?

• common language and customs

• types of food

• ways you celebrate

• 24 million people call Texas home

Answer question after reading the article “One State, Many Cultures.”

Why did most of the f irst African Americans come to Texas?

• They were explorers with Cabeza de Vaca.

• They thought they could f ind work in the cities.

• They were brought here as slaves.

• They wanted to be a par t of the U.S. government.

Which information could NOT be placed on the blank line?

• language

• holiday celebrations

• foods

• dances

Answer question after reading the article “One State, Many Cultures.”

The information in this article is given to—

• tell readers about a story that has been passed down over time in Texas families

• explain to readers why German families enjoy sausage

• give readers facts about people from Asia

• help readers understand why Texas has many different people today

Answer question after reading the article “Texans Honor Cultures with Celebrations.”

From what the reader learns about Texas celebrations, where would a piñata most likely be seen?

• at a Juneteenth celebration

• at a quinceañera celebration

• during an Al Hijra ceremony

• at a Las Posadas festival

Which group of early settlers left their homeland to escape war and violence and found work in Texas as ranchers, famers and oil workers?

• American Indians

• African Americans

• Hispanic

• Germans

What important event does Juneteenth celebrate?

• the end of slavery

• the end of the school year

• the end of the Civil War

• a Hispanic girl’s fifteenth birthday