Taco Head Practice Test Review

Which of the following statements best describes a main theme of the story?

• a. Teachers give the best advice to students.

• b. Talk with your bullies to let them know how you feel.

• c. Be proud of yourself and what makes you who you are.

• d. Family is more important than what other people think about you.

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the narrator's point of view affect how the events are described in the story?

• a. The first-person point of view gives readers a close look into Sofia's thoughts and feelings.

• b. The third-person point of view gives readers a close look into the bullies' thoughts and feelings.

• c. The third-person point of view gives readers a close look into the decisions Sofia's parents make.

• d. The first-person point of view gives readers a close look into Coach Clarke's thoughts and feelings.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The next Monday, Coach Clarke stopped me in the hall. “Sofia, how about we eat lunch together in the cafeteria?”

When the lunch bell rang, I found Coach Clarke sitting in the middle of the cafeteria, with students standing all around her. She looked up and waved me over.

“Here, Sofia,” she said as she pulled out the chair beside her. “Everyone else was begging to sit with me, but I said no, that I was saving this chair for you.”

I sat down, feeling sick, nervous.

 

Question: Why does Sofia feel nervous?

• a. Sofia is eager to eat lunch.

• b. Sofia is afraid of being being teased again.

• c. Sofia is excited to eat lunch with Coach Clark.

• d. Sofia is worried about her mom will find out she is not eating her lunch at school.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Sofia mean when she says "I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me whole" in paragraph 11?

Paragraph 11: I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me whole. Not only was I found out, but the girl had caused my taco to fly open and splatter all over my white sweater.

• a. Sofia wants to fight back against her bullies.

• b. Sofia wants the bullies to get in trouble for their behavior.

• c. Sofia wants someone to come defend her in this situation.

• d. Sofia wants to be removed from this uncomfortable situation.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which detail from the story best supports the idea that Sofia followed Coach Clarke's advice?

• a. "Then I remembered Clara and her stories, so I told Coach Clarke about Clara and how she told me that I had inherited my great-great-grandmother's gift for kicking like a mule." (Paragraph 29)

• b. "'No, like with your brain. And you know how you can really kick that girl, and really hard?'" (Paragraph 32)

• c. "I had to ask both Papa and Mama for this, since Papa cleaned and cooked the beans before Mama fried them." (Paragraph 35)

• d. "After that, I wanted to 'kick that girl' so bad that I asked Coach Clarke if I could go to the library to study after lunch instead of wasting time on the playground." (Paragraph 36)

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Coach Clarke makes loud sounds while eating so that...

• a. Sofia will want to eat the sandwich.

• b. Sofia will bring her more tacos tomorrow.

• c. All of the students will know how good the tacos are.

• All of the students can leave for the playground quicker.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Part A:  Why does Sofia change her mind about eating tacos in the cafeteria?

• a. Coach Clark helps her hid in the library.

• b. Sofia learns to proud of who she is.

• c. Sofia's mother will not give her money to buy a school lunch.

• d. Sofia learns that her bullies did not mean to hurt her after all.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Part B:  What evidence helps support your answer to Part A?

From the answer you gave to the question: Why does Sofia change her mind about eating tacos in the cafeteria?

• a. The next Monday, Coach Clarke stopped me in the hall. “Sofia, how about we eat lunch together in the cafeteria?”

• b. It wasn’t long after my lunches with Coach Clarke that some of the other Mexican American kids started eating their foods out in the open too. And sometimes when I pulled out my lunch, I got offers to trade for sandwiches. But I always ate both my tacos before heading off to the library.

   

• c. And each morning I would sit at the kitchen table and say, “Mama, can I please have some lunch money too, or a sandwich instead?” But the reply was always the same: “Why, mi’ja?2 You already have these delicious bean tacos to eat.”

• d. This nightmare went on forever, until Coach Clarke, the girls’ PE teacher, blew her whistle and ordered everyone back to their seats.

  “Sofia,” she said, “don’t pay attention to them. They’re just being mean and silly.” She took me to the teachers’ lounge and helped me clean up.

   

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3