Martina the Beautiful Cockroach - Comprehension

What is the MAIN problem in the story?

• Martina gets bad advice from Abuela.

• Martina needs to choose a husband.

• Martina's relatives bring too many gifts.

• Martina's father does not want her to marry.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why does Abuela ask Martina to use The Coffee Test?

• to teach Martina to be a good wife

• to help Martina pick a rich husband

• to help Martina pick a kind husband

• to teach Martina a secret family recipe

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.3

Why does Martina say no to Don Gallo, the rooster?

• He is not beautiful.

• He yells when he is angry.

• He does not have enough money.

• Her father does not approve of him.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

Why does the author repeat the words "Ti-ki-tan, ti-ki-tan" at the end of the story?

• to show that Martina will never find a husband

• to show that Abuela's advice did not work

• to show the anger of the characters

• to show that Martina is happy

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Read the following dialogue from the story.

Martina was too delighted to be angry. At last, she'd found her perfect match.

How does Martina know that Perez is the "perfect match"?

• He uses the Coffee Test.

• He offers her family money.

• Martina's father approves of him.

• Martina has loved him for many years.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Martina gets three gifts: a seashell comb, a lace shawl, and "some shocking advice". Which gift will likely be most useful to Martina?

• seashell comb

• a lace shawl

• "...some shocking advice"

Using the illustration and the description, what inferences can you make about the rooster?

• He likes coffee and will not get mad when it is spilled on his shoes.

• He is very fancy and full of himself.

• He really likes Martina for how kind she is.

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.3.7

Look at the illustration on page 204. What inferences can you make about the pig?

• He smells bad.

• He smells really good.

• He is in love with Martina.

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

How does Don Cerdo, the pig, react when Martina offers to clean off his shoes?

• He tells her that he can do it himself.

• He tells her that she will constantly be cleaning up after him if she marries him.

• He says "That would be great, thank you!".

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

What does the lizard, Don Lagarta, really plan to do to Martina.

• He plans to ignore her because he is caught up in himself.

• He plans to eat her.

• He plans to marry her because he loves her.

• He plans to set her up with the mouse, Perez.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3