Elisas Diary Comprehension and Sequence of Events

Which sentence in the text signals that the scene with the squirrels took place in the past before the main action of the story?

• The sentence in the text that told me the scene with the squirrels took place in the past was "Elisa looked at the little porcelain squirrel and remembered the day it was given to her".

• The sentence in the text that told me the scene with the squirrels took place in the past was "Elisa lived in Puerto Rico but visited her mom in the United States."

• The sentence in the text that told me the scene with the squirrels took place in the past was her grandmother gave her a glass squirrel.

Why is Elisa surprised when she looks at Jose's composition?

• She is surprised because Jose got an award for the composition.

• Elisa is surprised because Jose said that he loved her in the composition.

• Elisa was surprised because his composition is poorly written even though he can speak well.

Why does Elisa call her classmates "opponents"?

• Elisa calls her classmates "opponents" because she feels that she and her classmates are on opposite sides because they speak different languages.

• Elisa calls her classmates opponents because they do not like her.

• Elisa calls her classmates opponents because she is always in competition with them.

Why does Elisa write that she will " like this school after all”?

• She writes that she will like school after all because she has made friends.

• Elisa wrote that "she will like school after all" because she met a boy from Guatemala.

• Elisa wrote that "she will like school after all" because she met a boy from Puerto Rico.

Elisa enjoyed her first visit to the United States. How does Elisa feel about being in the country now?

• Elisa loves her new school.

• Elisa feels happy and at peace.

• Elisa is nervous and scared because she does not speak English well.

Select all of the main characters in Elisa's Diary.

• Grandmother

• Jose

• Francisco

• Elisa's teacher

• Elisa

What is the setting of the story?

What is the problem or conflict of the story?

What is the solution to the problem in the story?

• Elisa changes schools.

• Elisa finds friends who help her cheat through school.

• Elisa meets a friend who helps her with English and she graduates and becomes a teacher.