Why Couldn't I Have Been Named Ashley
Authored by Tanya Parker
English
9th - 10th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What reason does the narrator give for her not being popular?
Her clothes
Her name
Her family
Her awkwardness
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Where did Immaculeta's parents immigrate to America from?
Nigeria
Niger
Nicaragua
Namibia
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the theme/central idea of the passage?
It’s easier to fit in if you are similar to other around you.
Having friends is not the most important thing when you are a Nigerian girl
You should be proud of who and what you are, even if it makes you different.
It’s important to see yourself the way others see you.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Identify the TWO parts of the passage that convey the theme. (The lesson or moral of the story.)
“I never really recovered from the shock of that day. From that day forward, the first day of school was always my most feared day. I didn’t know what to do; all I could do was to tell my teachers, “I go by Imma.”I felt so alone…”
“…of all the names in the world, how I could have possibly been stuck with such an alien one. I thought about all the popular kids in the class. I figured that I wasn’t popular because of my weird name. I put some things together in my mind and came up with a plausible equation: COOL NAME = POPULARITY.”
“…“Immaculeta means ‘purity’, ‘Uzoma’ means ‘the good road’ and . . . ” Having heard her words,I stopped walking away and turned around in amazement. What does Achilike mean?” I asked. After a long pause she calmly said, “Achilike means ‘to rule without force.’” I was astonished and pleased. I never knew what my name meant.”
My name is Immaculeta Uzoma Achilike. I am the daughter of first-generation Nigerian immigrants. I am the daughter of hardworking and brave parents. My name means “to rule without force.” My grandfather was a wealthy man of generous character. When I say my name in Nigeria, people know me as the granddaughter of a wealthy man of generous character. They know me by my name. There my name is not embossed on any pencil or vanity plate. It is etched in the minds of the people.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How does the main character feel after she realizes what her names means?
She becomes jealous of all the girls with common, pretty names.
She accepts and is proud of her name which represents her Nigerian background.
She dreads the first day of school each year.
She continues to long to be like her friends.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which sentence from the passage best shows how the main character felt about her name when she was in grade school?
“…of all the names in the world, how I could have possibly been stuck with such an alien one. I thought about all the popular kids in the class. I figured that I wasn’t popular because of my weird name. I put some things together in my mind and came up with a plausible equation: COOL NAME = POPULARITY.”
“…“Immaculeta means ‘purity’, ‘Uzoma’ means ‘the good road’ and . . . ” Having heard her words,I stopped walking away and turned around in amazement. What does Achilike mean?” I asked. After a long pause she calmly said, “Achilike means ‘to rule without force.’” I was astonished and pleased. I never knew what my name meant.”
"My name is Immaculeta Uzoma Achilike. I am the daughter of first-generation Nigerian immigrants. I am the daughter of hardworking and brave parents. My name means “to rule without force.” My grandfather was a wealthy man of generous character. When I say my name in Nigeria, people know me as the granddaughter of a wealthy man of generous character. They know me by my name. There my name is not embossed on any pencil or vanity plate. It is etched in the minds of the people."
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What does the name "Archilike" mean?
To rule without force
To be gentle
To be happy
To hunt bison
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
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