Reading Comprehension Quiz - Seventh Grade by Gary Soto

Victor and Michael are scowling because they ...

• Want to scare people away.

• Think it gets girls' attention.

• Know it makes people laugh.

• Think it makes them look older.

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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

Why does Victor take French?

• To impress Teresa.

• To impress his parents.

• To learn French.

• Because the French teacher is his favorite teacher

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Identify Seventh Grade's subgenre :

• memoir

• autobiographical essay

• realistic fiction

• western

• historical fiction

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Victor embarrasses himself in French class by

• falling asleep in class.

• pretending to know French.

• saying Teresa's name.

• getting the hiccups.

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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 is the conflict in "Seventh Grade"?

• Victor and Michael like the same girl.

• Victor can’t decide whether to take Spanish or French in 7th grade.

• Victor wants to impress Teresa, but he doesn’t know how.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the French teacher do when he realizes Victor doesn't know French?

• He calls Victor a fool.

• He gives Victor detention.

• Nothing

• He gives Victor an "10" for the day.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Mr. Bueller shuffled through the papers on his desk. He smiled and hummed as he sat down to work. He remembered his college years when he dated a girlfriend in borrowed cars. She thought he was rich because each time he picked her up he had a different car. It was fun until he had spent all his money on her and had to write home to his parents because he was broke."

Why does the author include this episode from Mr. Bueller's youth?

• To show the teacher understands what Victor is doing.

• To show that the teacher used to have a life.

• To show the teacher will give Victor a perfect score on every test.

• To show that the teacher is old.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

A theme or lesson we can learn by reading this story could be

• Learning French is very important.

• Scowling is the best way to attract girls.

• Be yourself.

• Try hard to look smart, even if you are faking it.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Victor's friend, Michael, thinks _______ makes him more handsome.

• smiling

• winking

• scowling

• grinning

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Victor decides to make a trip to the public library, because _______. 

• he plans to meet Teresa there.

• he needs a quiet place to read.

• he has to check out French books to study.

• he has a part-time job there.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1