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

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

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.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

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.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5