Seventh Grade by Gary Soto

Find the simile:

"Victor didn’t say anything, though he thought his friend looked pretty strange. They talked about recent movies, baseball, their parents, and the horrors of picking grapes in order to buy their fall clothes. Picking grapes was like living in Siberia, except hot and more boring."

• "Picking grapes was like living in Siberia"

• "though he thought his friend looked pretty strange"

• "picking grapes in order to buy their fall clothes"

• "except hot and more boring"

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Figurative Language

Why is Michael scowling at girls?

• He thinks it makes his face look handsome.

• He read in a book that girls like guys who scowl.

• His older brother gave him some advice.

• He wants to be a male model.

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Inference

Victor lingered around after homeroom because he wanted to…

• ask about switching to French.

• bump into Teresa.

• walk to class with Michael.

• talk to Mrs. Gaines.

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Comprehension

Which of the following is not a main event of within the text?

• Michael and Victor practice scowling at girls, just in case it makes them look more handsome.

• Belinda Reyes gave Michael her phone number.

• Victor catches Teresa’s eye at lunch, and she smiles sweetly at him.

• Victor sprints to the library after school to check out French textbooks.

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Comprehension

Which event is the turning point of the story?

• Victor plans an encounter where he bumps into Teresa.

• Victor realizes he is in the same French class as Teresa.

• Teresa tells Victor she wants him to tutor her in French.

• Victor returns to the French classroom where Mr. Bueller and Teresa are both there.

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Comprehension

Plot

Which piece of evidence supports the claim that Teresa likes Victor?

• Only Teresa lingered, talking with the homeroom teacher.

• “Bonjour,” Teresa said, leaving him outside her next class. She smiled and pushed wisps of hair from her face.

• She thought he was rich because each time he picked her up he had a different car.

• Victor was forced to sit near the front, a few desks away from Teresa...

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SAR

Which of the following is a statement.

• Victor likes Teresa.

• Scowling will help boys to get girls.

• Victor is going to be fluent in French.

• Mr. Bueller likes his students to participate in class.

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Why did Victor sprint to the library at the end of the story?

• He likes to read.

• To check out French books.

• To escape Mr. Bueller's class.

• He can't afford books of his own.

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Comprehension

Which is best characterized as evidence in a short answer response?

• It seemed to Victor and Michael that girls were actually paying attention to them when they scowled.

• Mr. Bueller seems like a good teacher because he cares about his students.

• Victor wanted to make sure he was ready and able to help her with her French homework when she asked him.

• In the second paragraph, Victor promised himself that Teresa was going to be his girl this year.

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Which of the following is considered a claim in a short answer response?

• Victor and Michael did not have an easy summer because they had to pick grapes in order to buy new fall clothes.

• When Michael practiced scowling between bites at lunch, girls walked by and looked at him. Michael told Victor that they loved it, and Victor said, “Yeah, I guess so.”

• Why did Victor sprint to the library at the end of the story?

• “I didn’t know you knew French,” she said. “That was good.”

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