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.

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.

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.

Which of these would Gabriela probably enjoy reading MOST?

• a poem about a bird

• a dictionary

• a book about sports

• a magazine about science

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

Which word BEST describes the kind of person Gabriela is?

• lazy

• mean

• nice

• silly

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.”

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

How does Gabriela feel AFTER she wins the Nobel Prize?

• afraid

• proud

• shy

• upset

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.