My Perspectives Unit 4 Grade 6

Great rosebushes of red bloomed on Victor’s cheeks. A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms. He felt awful. Teresa sat a few desks away, no doubt thinking he was a fool. Without looking at Mr. Bueller, Victor mumbled, ‘Frenchie oh wewe gee in September.”...He stared at the board and wished he had taken Spanish, not French. Better yet, he wished he could start his life over. He had never been so embarrassed. He bit his thumb until he tore off a sliver of skin.

What is Victor's perspective?

• He thinks French is a confusing language.

• He thinks that Teresa will make fun of him after class.

• He thinks he has embarrassed himself in front of Teresa and ruined his chances with her.

Great rosebushes of red bloomed on Victor’s cheeks. A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms. He felt awful. Teresa sat a few desks away, no doubt thinking he was a fool. Without looking at Mr. Bueller, Victor mumbled, ‘Frenchie oh wewe gee in September.”...He stared at the board and wished he had taken Spanish, not French. Better yet, he wished he could start his life over. He had never been so embarrassed. He bit his thumb until he tore off a sliver of skin.

What detail from the text best shows Victor's perspective?

• Victor was too weak from failure to join the class.

• He felt awful. Teresa sat a few desks away, no doubt thinking he was a fool.

• He bit his thumb until he tore off a sliver of skin.

When we arrived at the park, I let Victoria off her lead. Immediately some scruffy mongrel appeared and started bothering her. I shooed it off, but the horrible thing chased her all over the park.

• She thinks the park is unsafe

• She thinks Victoria is a disobedient dog.

• She is thinks the other animals in the park are annoying and awful.

When we arrived at the park, I let Victoria off her lead. Immediately some scruffy mongrel appeared and started bothering her. I shooed it off, but the horrible thing chased her all over the park.

What detail best reveals the narrator's perspective?

• Some scruffy mongrel appeared and started bothering her.

• When we arrived at the park, I let Victoria off her lead.

• I shooed it off.

What character trait is revealed? After pulling an all-nighter studying, Sarah moved through the dance routine sluggishly.  She was off-beat and missed several moves, but she pushed herself through the routine.

• passionate

• nervous

• tired

• bored

Mrs. Travers was worried that her students were not understanding what she was teaching in class. She decided she would work late after school every single night trying to create the best lessons for her students. She even started coming in early in the mornings as well. Because of this, she started to see a huge increase in her student's grades, and eventually this led to her earning a "Teacher of the Year" award!

What experience did Mrs. Travers have that helped her develop throughout the story?

• She tried nothing and her students ended up learning better because of it.

• She found that if she worked really hard before and after school to make better lesson plans, her student's performance would improve.

• She asked other teachers to help her figure out why her students weren't learning.

• She curled up into a ball and cried until the school year was over.

How is the character's traits revealed? Marcy sat in class, drumming her fingers on her desk.  Thinking back to that morning, she felt remorse over the way she had talked to her mom.

• actions

• thoughts

• statements

• interactions with other characters

Haley smiled at her baby sister as she toddled toward her. “You can do it, walk to me!” Haley said. She couldn’t wait to see Grace walking and running. Haley wanted her sister to do so many fun things with her, like jumping rope and playing hide and seek. When Grace wobbled and fell a few seconds later, Haley scooped her up and said, “That was better than yesterday!”

How would you describe Haley based on the characterization?

• jealous

• encouraging

• impatient

• honest

Which answer BEST conveys the central idea of the passage?

On that second day, however, I learned that it was all a question of money. Someone told me about this, and then I watched closely and saw that it was true. Throughout the day, while some of the guards confronted the crowds, a few others lounged over to the side. People approached them quietly. Money changed hands, and the guards then let those people quietly through a small door to the side.

• Money changed hands.

• People approached the lounging guards quietly.

• People were able to cross the border by bribing the guards.

• The terrain around the border was extremely dangerous to cross.

Which answer best conveys the central idea of the passage?

That Ghulam Ali was certainly a good man, so patient with us and so compassionate. He had never seen us before, and yet when he met us, he said, "I will help you." That's the thing about life. You never know when and where you will encounter a spot of human decency. I have felt alone in this world at times; I have known long periods of being no one. But then, without warning, a person like Ghulam Ali just turns up and says, "I see you. I am on your side." Strangers have been kind to me when it mattered most. That sustains a person's hope and faith.

• Ghulam Ali is a good person.

• Ghulam Ali was a stranger to the narrator.

• The narrator feels lonely.

• The kindness of others can save a person in dark times.