The Good Samaritan Study Guide

“The Good Samaritan” is written in the __________ tense, from a ___________ point of view.

• past; first-person

• past; third-person

• present; first-person

• present; third-person

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CCSS.RL.6.6

What is most closely the meaning of the underlined Spanish phrase in the passage below (paragraphs 15-16)?

“We can go home and shower and be back,” said Hernando.

“No, mejor que regresen mañana. I’ll be here tomorrow and we can swim. After lunch, okay. For sure we’ll do it tomorrow,” said Mr. Sánchez.

• better to come back tomorrow

• my house is your house

• no need to shower tomorrow

• we won’t be home until tomorrow

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which inference about the Spanish word vato is best supported by the following passage (paragraphs 31-32)?

“Este vato!” said Hernando.

“Vato? Is that what you called me? I’m no street punk, no hoodlum. I’ll have you know, I’ve worked my whole life, and I won’t be called a vato. It’s Mr. Sánchez. Got that?

• It is the worst thing you can call someone in Spanish.

• It translates roughly to "old man" in English.

• It is not a word that is commonly used.

• It is casual slang that does not denote respect.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following selections best explains Rey’s attitude towards his little brother?

• Rey doesn’t think his little brother is mature enough to take care of himself.

• Rey wishes his little brother were a better student.

• Rey is close with his little brother and counts on him for support.

• Rey is annoyed when he has to do things for his little brother.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.9A

What inference about Mr. Sánchez is most strongly supported by Rey’s encounter with him on the roadside?

• He once worked as an automobile mechanic.

• His life does not typically involve hard, physical work.

• He is only pretending to be tired so that someone will stop to help him.

• He knows nothing about removing a tire.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Which detail from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 5?

• “I’d driven halfway to Leo’s Grocery when I saw Mr. Sánchez’s truck up ahead by the side of the road. I could just make him out sitting under the shade of his truck.”

• “His sock on one leg was bunched up at his ankle like a carnation.”

• “He had the whitest legs I’d ever seen on a Mexican. Whiter than even my dad’s.”

• “‘Kids today’ he would say to my dad, ‘not a care in the world, their heads up in the clouds somewhere.’”

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Which of the following best explains why Rey ultimately decides to help Mr. Sánchez?

• He thinks Mr. Sánchez will finally let him use his pool if he helps him.

• He finds sympathy for Mr. Sánchez by imaging his own father in a similar situation

• He wants to prove his superiority to Mr. Sánchez.

• He is afraid that his father will be mad that he didn’t stop to help Mr. Sánchez.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which of the following passages most strongly supports the answer to Question 7?

• “What if this were my dad stranded on the side of the road? I’d want someone to stop for him.”

• “I made a U-turn, drove back to where he was still sitting, turned around again, and pulled up behind him.”

• “‘No, I’ve got it,’ I answered. ‘I’m almost done.’”

• “I tightened the last of the nuts, replaced the jack, the flat tire, and the crowbar in the bed of his truck, looked at him, and said, ‘Thanks. But I’ll be playing football with the vatos.’”

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Not everything that happens in this story is told in chronological order. Which of the following events occurred first?

• Rey goes over to swim at the Sánchez house, but Mrs. Sánchez doesn’t let him in.

• Mr. Sánchez uses the boys to help him clean up a yard nearby, but feeds them very little.

• Mr. Sánchez becomes angry when he comes home to find the boys playing basketball.

• Mr. Sánchez offers the boys use of his basketball court if they help him dig holes for cement.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Not everything that happens in this story is told in chronological order. Which of the following events occurred second?

• Rey goes over to swim at the Sánchez house, but Mrs. Sánchez doesn’t let him in.

• Mr. Sánchez uses the boys to help him clean up a yard nearby, but feeds them very little.

• Mr. Sánchez becomes angry when he comes home to find the boys playing basketball.

• Mr. Sánchez offers the boys use of his basketball court if they help him dig holes for cement.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5