Dear Primo

1. In the story, there are skyscrapers in the city. What are skyscrapers

• loud cars
• long trains
• dark tunnels
• tall buildings

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

2. What does Charlie mean when he says the lights from the city look like the stars from the sky?

• The city lights are brighter than the stars.
• The city lights look smaller than the stars.
• The city lights are as important as the stars.
• The city lights look as high as the stars

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3. How does Carlitos get to school?

• He walks down the street.
• He takes the subway
• He rides his bicycle.
• He rides the bus.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

4. What happens near the end of the story?

• The cousins write about their favorite foods
• The cousins write about how they get to school.
• The cousins write about what they do after school.
• The cousins write about holidays in their countries.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

5. Why does the author switch between Carlitos’s and Charlie’s letters during the story?

• to show how the boys live
• to teach about living in Mexico
• to explain what food is like in America
• to show that the boys want to visit each other

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

6. In America, Charlie's favorite food to eat is

• pizza
• hamburgers
• quesadillas
• tacos

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

7. A "papalote" is a

• boat
• shoe
• kite
• airplane

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

8. The word "march" in the story means

• the third month of the year
• people walking with even steps in a group
• when the ants go marching in
• a party

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

9. Carlitos favorite tradition is attending

• "quinceneras"
• the movies
• "posadas"
• Thanksgiving

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

10. What does Charlie usually do after school?

• takes a nap
• plays video games
• helps mom
• reads a book
• Option 4

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1