My Favorite Chaperone

Which statement best describes the main conflict in My Favorite Chaperone?

• Maya’s brother is being bullied at school.

• Maya needs permission to go to a school dance.

• Maya’s family is struggling to earn enough money to live.

• Maya has to do her mother’s job when her mother is injured.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Maya is upset when she is called to the office because...

• she knows that her brother has been fighting.

• she is worried about missing gymnastics.

• she thinks it will be difficult to reach her father.

• she thinks that she is in trouble.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Maya give an incorrect translation of what the principal says about Nurzhan’s fight?

• She wants to keep her father from becoming angry.

• She misunderstands what the principal says.

• She thinks Nurzhan was right to defend himself.

• She needs Nurzhan’s help to go to a dance.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Nurzhan helps to resolve the story’s conflict by...

• saying that things are different in America.

• offering to be Maya’s chaperone.

• standing up to a school bully.

• signing Maya’s permission slip.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which word means "to shock someone"?

• STUN

• WHIMPER

• DISPATCHER

• SCUFFLE

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word means a person who "sends out vehicles according to a schedule"?

• SCUFFLE

• STUN

• DISPATCHER

• WHIMPER

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means "a soft cry?"

• SCUFFLE

• STUN

• WHIMPER

• DISPATCH

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word means "a fight?"

• DISPATCH

• STUN

• WHIMPER

• SCUFFLE

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does Mama do to show that she understands that growing up in America will be different for Maya?

• She defends Maya when the family's dinner burns.

• She treats Nurzhan and Maya differently.

• She insists that Nurzhan will be Maya's chaperone.

• She gives Maya a special bracelet to wear to the dance.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

One reason Maya's parents have stricter rules than her friends' parents is that her parents

• have to work long hours at their jobs.

• expect her to do well in school.

• are from a country with different customs.

• want her to set a good example for her brother.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3