ELENA

The speaker believes that her Spanish “isn’t good enough” (line 1) most likely because

• She began learning Spanish not very long ago

• Her kids speak a modern style of Spanish that she is unfamiliar with

• She can no longer communicate effectively with her children

• She never received an education of her own when she was younger

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read the question carefully and select the best answer. The following passage (lines 12–13) mainly suggests that the speaker’s husband ____________.

• doesn’t care as much about learning to speak English

• wishes the family still lived in Mexico

• thinks she spends too much money on unnecessary items

• already speaks English well enough

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read the question carefully and select the best answer. The speaker locks herself in the bathroom to practice English mainly because ____________.

• she wants to escape any possible distractions from her husband and their children

• she is embarrassed by her lack of English even in front of her own family

• her husband and children are very critical of her desire to learn English

• all the other rooms in their house are being used

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Instructions for Student: Read the question carefully and select the best answer. Which of the following lines best supports the answer to Question 3?

• A. “My oldest said, ‘Mamá, he doesn’t want you / to be smarter than he is.’”

• B. “I’m forty, / embarrassed at mispronouncing words, / embarrassed at the laughter of my children,”

• C. “Sometimes I take / my English book and lock myself in the bathroom,”

• D. “for if I stop trying, I will be deaf / when my children need my help”

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Read the question carefully and select the best answer. The speaker's children react to her English practice by ____________.

• encouraging her to continue learning

• ignoring her efforts

• laughing at her mistakes

• helping her with pronunciation

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Read the question carefully and select the best answer. The speaker's decision to learn English is primarily influenced by ____________.

• her desire to travel to English-speaking countries

• her need to communicate better with her children

• her ambition to get a job in an English-speaking company

• her interest in English literature

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read the question carefully and select the best answer. The speaker's children view her English learning efforts as ____________.

• an opportunity to bond with her

• an unnecessary endeavor

• a source of amusement

• a sign of her determination

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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

Read the question carefully and select the best answer. The speaker's feelings towards her language learning journey can best be described as ____________.

• enthusiastic and eager

• optimistic and hopeful

• anxious and self-conscious

• indifferent and passive

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read the question carefully and select the best answer. The speaker's feelings about her progress in learning English can best be described as ____________.

• frustrated and discouraged

• determined and persistent

• confident and self-assured

• apathetic and uninterested

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the question carefully and select the best answer. The speaker's feelings about her children's reaction to her English learning can best be described as ____________.

• motivated and inspired

• indifferent and unaffected

• hurt and discouraged

• amused and entertained

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3