7th Grade by Gary Soto

Match the following

• ferocity

• to stay somewhere beyond the usual or expected time

• scowl

• to look angry by drawing eyebrows together and frowning

• linger

• fierce or intense; a state of being ferocious

• trudge

•  to walk slowly and heavily because you are tired or working very hard

to tremble or shake

• quiver

• bluff

• trudge

• ferocity

A strong belief or opinion

• elective

• sheepishly

• conviction

• scowl

Match the following

• sheepishly

• with a bashful or embarrassed look

• elective

• having a round and somewhat fat body

• portly

• a class that is not required in a particular course of study. an optional academic course or subject

• bluff

• to mislead or deceive, to fake

What is the main character's name?

• Michael

• Teresa

• Victor

What was Victor given on the first day of school?

• Cell phone

• Stack of papers

• Pile of envelopes

Where does Victor live?

• France

• Fresno

• Spain

What habit does Michael pick up over the summer?

• Scowling

• Picking grapes

• Shopping for new school clothes

The girls giggled when Victor mentioned “Teresa” as a noun in Mr. Lucas’s English class because:

• the name sounded funny to them

• he said her name with a French accent

• the girls knew he had a crush on her

What does the word "populace" mean?

• the people

• the nation

• the world