Martina the Beautiful Cockroach Comprehension Quiz

How old was Martina when she decided she was old enough to get married?

• 18 years old

• 21 years old

• 21 days old

• 25 years old

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Why does Abuela want Martina to spill coffee on her suitors?

• to make them go away

• to see how they act when they are angry

• her Abuela would never tell her to do that

• it's a trick to Martina can always stay at home and not marry

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CCSS.RL.3.3

How do we know that the rooster is conceited?

• he keeps one eye on his reflection

• he changes his outfit three times

• he talks about how handsome he is

• he brings three friends with him

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

What disgusts Martina about the pig suitor?

• he is rude

• he smells bad

• he is messy

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.3.3

How was the lizard deceitful?

• he tried to carry her away

• he wanted to eat her not marry her

• he lied about his age

• none of the above

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

How does the author show you immediately that Martina is interested in marrying the mouse?

• she bats her eyes at him

• she asks him to marry her

• she calls out to him

• her heart begins to race

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

The lizard is cold-blooded in that his body temperature depends on the temperature of his surroundings and he was going to trick her and eat her!

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

This is a folktale which means the author of this book made the story up from her imagination.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.3.1

The surprise ending is that the mouse spills coffee on Martina to see if she would be a good wife, before she can do it to him. He explains that he too, has a Cuban grandmother.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.3.1

A story can have more than one moral or lesson.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.3.2