Elisa's Diary Comprehension

Detail: Elisa is sad - Detail: Elisa used to live in Puerto Rico - Detail: Elisa does not understand a lot of English.

What is the theme of these 3 details?

• It can be fun to learn new things.

• It is important to be loyal to friends.

• It can be helpful to work with other people.

• It s difficult to adjust living in a new place.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which event happens first?

• Elisa's teacher mispronounces her name.

• Elisa moves to the United States permanently.

• Elisa meets Jose at the beginning of the school year.

• Elisa enjoys watching squirrels with her grandmother.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is different about Elisa staying with her grandmother this time?

• She is staying by herself.

• She is helping her grandmother move to a new home.

• She is living with her grandmother permanently.

• She is learning to take care of squirrels from her grandmother.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What happens after Jose tells about the customs and traditions of his country?

• The students clap.

• The students mock him.

• Elisa feels embarrassed.

• Elisa volunteers to go next.

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What does Elisa learn from Jose?

• It takes a special talent to be an artist.

• Cultural traditions do not really matter,

• People should speak only one language.

• Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Read these sentences from the story.

"Speaking is one thing and writing is another."

"And vice-versa," said Elisa.

"And the opposite."

"And the other way around."

• appears at the very end of the story

• shows that Elisa is upset about speaking English

• signals the beginning of Elisa's and Jose's friendship

• is Elisa's way of competing with Jose in their native language.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"It will be right here waiting for you when you get back."

"I'll be back soon, Grandma. I love this place. Maybe someday I'll come to live with you."

The narrator does not state the names of the speakers in the sentences above because?

• It is clear from the context that Elisa and Grandma are speaking.

• Elisa decides to change her name after moving to the United States.

• Grandma is embarrassed about getting Elisa's name wrong.

• The author wants the characters in the story to be a mystery.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is Elisa at the end of the story?

• a tourist

• a teacher

• a grandmother

• a high-school student

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Use the story Elisa's Diary and the poem "Words Free As Confetti" to answer Numbers 9 and 10.

How are the themes of the passage and the poem similar?

• They are both moving to a new country.

• They are both about the pain of giving up one's past.

• They both involve learning new words from teachers.

• They both involve appreciating language and culture.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Use the passage "Elisa's Diary" and the poem "Words Free As Confetti" to answer Numbers 9 and 10.

How is the story different from the poem?

• The poem does not use smilies.

• The passage uses both English and Spanish Words.

• The passage deals with the challenges of adjusting to a new culture and language.

• The poem contains dialogue and the story does not.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9