My Name is Gabriela

Which of the following was true of Gabriela's name?

• she chose the name herself because she liked the sound of it

• Her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother shared the name

• Her father had given her the name, which means "angle of the wind."

• It was the name of the queen of Spain when Gabriela was born.

What did Gabriela do when she could not sleep?

• She looked at the mountains and wondered what could be beyond them.

• She turned on a flashlight and read mystery stories until she became sleepy.

• She gazed at the stars and dreamed of traveling into space.

• She thought about her brothers, who were fighting a war in another country.

When Gabriela grew up, she became a real ___.

• teacher and writer

• doctor

• scientist and researcher

• artist

As Gabriela traveled all over the world, she saw how people wanted ___.

• steady jobs with good pay

• their countries to provide more freedom

• their family histories written down

• their children to learn

When Gabriela accepted her grand award, she thought of __.all

• all the stories that still needed to be told

• the colorful flowers waiting for her in her garden

• her amazing trips to Earth's poles

• the future teachers of the world

What genre is the passage "My Name is Gabriela"?

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• folktale

• biography

Why did the author write this passage?

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

What is a kind of writing that uses the sound of words to show pictures and feelings, often with rhythm and rhyme?

• fiction

• folktale

• poetry

• instructions

Who taught Gabriela to read?

• her mother taught her to read

• the other children taught her to read

• she taught herself to read

• the teacher taught her to read

What could she see from her bedroom window?

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Himalayas

• Her father's farm

• The Andes Mountains