Abuelito Who - Poetry Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the speaker's grandfather in lines 1-5?

• A. giving but strict

• B. rough and playful

• C. soft and generous

• D. thoughtful but frail

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

2. How has Abuelito changed in the eyes of the speaker by line 14?

• A. He has become lazy.

• B. He has become weak.

• C. He has become cruel.

• D. He has become cheap.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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3. By the final line of the poem, you can see that the speaker...

• A. no longer has a relationship with their Abuelito

• B. relies on their memories of their Abuelito

• C. is angry at their Abuelito.

• D. doesn't love their Abuelito.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

4. Which of the following statements best identifies a theme in the poem?

• A. Growing old changes how people think of themselves.

• B. Children ignore how aging affects the elderly.

• C. Children don't always care about their grandparents.

• D. Growing old can affect family relationships.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

5. Which sentence from the text best supports the answer to question 4?

• A. "who is dough and feathers / who is a watch and glass of water" (Lines 3-4)

• B. "who tells me in Spanish you are my diamond / who tells me in English you are my sky" (Lines 7-8)

• C. "sleeps in his little room all night and day / who used to laugh and like the letter k / is sick" (Lines 11-13)

• D. "is blankets and spoons and big brown shoes / who snores up and down up and down up and down again" (Lines 19-20)

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

6. How does Abuelito's aging affect the speaker?

• A. It makes the speaker question what type of person Abuelito has become.

• B. It makes the speaker angry at how much Abuelito has changed.

• C. It makes the speaker appear lazy because they don't want to play with their Abuelito.

• D. It makes the speaker afraid of their Abuelito.

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CCSS.RI.7.3

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