Barrio Boy

Barrio Boy

7th Grade

6 Qs

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Barrio Boy

Barrio Boy

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
RL.8.3, RI.6.1, RL.2.6

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Margaret Anderson

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In the excerpt from "Barrio Boy", why does Miss Hopley have another boy come to her meeting with Ernesto and his mother?

Ernesto has gotten into a fight with the other boy.
The other boy is Ernesto's older brother.
Ernesto and his mother do not speak English.
The other boy will take Ernesto to his class.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How does Miss Ryan help Ernesto overcome his fear of her?

She does not allow anyone to tease his way of saying "butterfly."
She visits him at his home and talks to his parents in Spanish.
She gives him good grades and announces how well he has done.
She helps him learn English and encourages him in front of the class.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What makes Ernesto similar to several of his classmates?

Other students in the class also do not speak English.
Other students in the class also live in his neighborhood.
Other students in the class are also from Mexico.
Other students in the class are also afraid of Miss Ryan.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In the excerpt from "Barrio Boy," how does Ernesto learn English?

He learns once he can say "butterfly."
He learns because Miss Hopley insists that all students speak English in class.
He learns because Miss Ryan gives him private lessons in a fall off the classroom.
He learns on the playground, from the other Mexican children in school.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why does Ernesto Galarza compare Lincoln School and his school Mazatlan?

He wishes to show that he prefers the school he had attended in Mexico.
He wishes to show he is frightened by the "contraption" that shuts the door.
He wishes to show that in Mexico the principal of a school is always a man.
He wishes to show that he feels insecure at a new school in a new country.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In "Barrio Boy," how does Miss Ryan encourage the students that she tutors privately?

She praises their accomplishments before the whole class.
She puts their pictures on the bulletin board in a gold frame.
She invites the best students to sit next to her at lunch.
She places gold stars next to their names on a class list.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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