Comprehension

Which sentence BEST describes Gabriela when she was a little girl?

• She was curious.

• She loved sports.

• She was often sad.

• She liked to watch TV.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Why did Gabriela like to play school with the other children in her village?

• She wanted to learn new songs.

• She was trying to learn the alphabet.

• She enjoyed teaching.

• She thought she was smarter than her friends.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did Gabriela make Pedro learn the alphabet?

• She wanted to be mean to him.

• She hoped he would become a teacher.

• She wanted to help him tell his stories.

• She hoped he would become her friend.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Which of these would Gabriela probably enjoy reading MOST?

• a poem about a bird

• a dictionary

• a book about sports

• a magazine about science

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4B

Read these words from the article.

The baby chicks are saying, Peep, peep, peep.

What does the author want you to imagine when you read those words?

• how something looks

• how something tastes

• how something smells

• how something sounds

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which word BEST describes the kind of person Gabriela is?

• lazy

• mean

• nice

• silly

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Which sentence from the article shows that Gabriela was a good teacher?

• “I saw how all over the world, people wanted their children to learn.”

• “I taught myself to read so that I could read other people's words and stories.”

• “I taught the children of Chile, and many of my students became teachers themselves.”

• “I pretended to be the teacher, and my friends, Sofia, Ana, and Pedro, were my pupils.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Read this sentence from the article.

I never saw zebras with polka dots or rainbow-colored flowers, but I met wonderful children and their teachers.

Why does the author use the words zebras with polka dots and rainbow-colored flowers?

• to show how big her imagination is

• to show that she has trouble seeing

• to show that she does not like to travel

• to show that she wants to study wildlife

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

How does Gabriela feel AFTER she wins the Nobel Prize?

• afraid

• proud

• shy

• upset

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What can the reader tell about Gabriela?

• She thinks it is important for children to learn.

• She thinks math is more important than reading.

• She thinks it is better to be a princess than a writer.

• She thinks children should not work so hard at school.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.9