Teenagers

Which of the following statements best describes a major theme of the poem?

• Being excluded can lead a person to feel alone and ashamed.

• Children learn new languages easily while most adults struggle.

• Lacking knowledge impacts a person’s ability to be a good parent.

• Determination and hard work will eventually have successful results.

How do the events in the poem shape the relationship between the speaker and her children?

• The speaker feels needed by her children because they have moved to a new country.

• The speaker feels separated from her children because they no longer spend time with her.

• The speaker feels uninvolved with her children because they are in high school and independent.

• The speaker feels excluded by her children because she no longer understands their stories and jokes.

The transition period between childhood and adulthood

• conservation

• adolescence

• sunchronous

• transivity

Think about the poem "Teenagers" by Pat Mora. What did this text teach you about relationships?

• Children may drift from their parents, but if their relationship is strong, they will grow to love them again.

• Parents cannot be friends with their teenage children.

• Teenagers are cruel and evil.

• Parents can never understand their children truly.

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the second stanza (lines 6-8)?

• The speaker of the poem used to work as an English teacher.

• The speaker’s children are whispering so that their parents can’t hear them.

• The speaker of the poem is beginning to lose her memory.

• The speaker’s teenage children are learning another language at school.

The word code in the following passage most closely refers to fill in the blank__________

• a password or PIN number

• a way of communicating

• a set of rules or ethics

• instructions for a computer or program

Which of the following words best describes the period of life known as 'teenage'?

• A) Infancy

• B) Adolescence

• C) Maturity

• D) Senescence

In the context of teenage years, which of the following is a common theme in literature?

• A) Exploration of identity

• B) Retirement planning

• C) Childhood games

• D) Midlife crisis

Which sentence uses the word 'teenager' correctly?

• A) The teenager was planning his retirement.

• B) The teenager was learning to walk.

• C) The teenager was preparing for his final exams.

• D) The teenager was celebrating his 50th birthday.

What is a common grammatical error teenagers make in writing?

• A) Using too many commas

• B) Misplacing apostrophes

• C) Overusing semicolons

• D) Incorrectly capitalizing proper nouns