Southwest Sunrise Comprehension Check

Where is the boy from and where is he moving to? / ¿De dónde es el niño y hacia dónde se muda?

• From New York to Peru

• From New York to New Mexico

• From Mexico to New Hampshire

• From Massachusetts to New York

The boy thinks New Mexico is full of boring colors like brown and tan, what is he surprised to see instead? / El niño piensa que Nuevo México está lleno de colores aburridos como el marrón y el tostado, ¿qué se sorprende al ver en su lugar?

• Plants

• A house

• Bright colors everywhere

• Many animals

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

The author describes the yellow bell flowers as "waking up the desert with their silent ring." What is the author saying about the flowers? / El autor describe las campanillas amarillas como "despertando el desierto con su sonido silencioso". ¿Qué dice el autor sobre las flores?

• The author is saying the flowers are real bells.

• The author is saying there are bells in the grass.

• The author is saying the flowers look like bells that don't make noise when they shake.

• The author is saying the flowers are very noisy like bells.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why does the boy calls the magpie birds "winged gossips"? / ¿Por qué el niño llama a las urracas "chismosas aladas"?

• Because they make so much noise it sounds like they are gossiping or chatting with each other.

• Because the birds are speaking like humans.

• Because they like to talk a lot when they sit in the tree together.

• Because the birds like to fly a lot and sing when they are in the air.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why is the boy surprised to see so much blue sky? / ¿Por qué el niño se sorprende al ver tanto cielo azul?

• Because the sky is more blue in New Mexico

• Because there is so much smoke in the air in New York City.

• Because it is always cloudy in New York City.

• Because in New York City, the sky is usually covered by tall buildings.

Why does the boy describe the sunlight coming into his room as "a knife"? / ¿Por qué el niño describe la luz del sol que entra en su habitación como "un cuchillo"?

• The sunlight is bright and hurting him like a knife.

• The sunlight feels like it's cutting through his room like a knife.

• The sunlight is making him bleed.

• The sunlight is fast like a knife.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What kind of "skyscrapers" did the boy find in the desert? / ¿Qué tipo de "rascacielos" encontró el niño en el desierto?

• Birds that can fly in the sky

• An adobe house

• Red pillars that form a mountain

• Blue sky that never ends

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the boy mean by "river of sand"? Can sand really be a river? / ¿Qué quiere decir el niño con "río de arena"? ¿Puede la arena ser realmente un río?

• There is so much sand it looks like a river.

• The boy found a river by the sand.

• The river brought a lot of sand to the desert.

• The river is mixed with the sand

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4