Dear Primo

In the story, there are skyscrapers in the city. What are skyscrapers?

• loud cars

• long trains

• dark tunnels

• tall buildings

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.4

What does Charlie mean when he says the lights from the city look like the stars from the sky?

• The city lights look as high as the stars.

• The city lights are brighter than the stars.

• The city lights look smaller than the stars.

• The city lights are as important as the stars.

How does Carlitos get to school?

• He walks down the street.

• B He takes the subway.

• He rides his bicycle

• He rides the bus.

What happens near the end of the story?

• The cousins write about their favorite foods.

• The cousins write about how they get to school.

• The cousins write about what they do after school.

• The cousins write about holidays in their countries.

Why does the author switch between Carlitos’s and Charlie’s letters during the story?

• to show how the boys live

• to teach about living in Mexico

• to explain what food is like in America

• to show that the boys want to visit each other

Who's point of view is the story being told.

• Carlitos

• Charlie

• all of the above

What do the labels and illustrations represent?

• The labels tell what the Spanish words

  are, and the illustrations show what they mean.

• The labels represent important symbols in Mexico , and the illustrations show where the place is located.

• The labels explain information and the illustration gives interesting facts.

How do Carlitos and Charlie express themselves?

• poem

• text message

• letter

• song