The Circuit

Which sentence best describes the short story "The Circuit"?

• It is a story about the narrator's experience as a migrant farm worker.

• It is a story about the narrator's conflicts with his family members.

• It is a story about the narrator's failed attempts to find work.

• It is a story about the narrator's visit to the United States.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which sentence from "The Circuit" most helps the reader understand that Panchito likes to learn?

• Suddenly I felt even more the weight of hours, days, weeks, and months of work.

• We did not want to get in trouble for not going to school.

• For the rest of the reading period I kept getting angrier and angrier at myself.

• I walked up to him and asked if he could help me with the new words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Sequencing
Which event happened first in The Circuit?

• Panchito starts to learn to play an instrument.

• Panchito gets to go to school.

• Panchito and his brother have to hide from a school bus.

• Panchito goes to work in the fields with his father and brother.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Point of View
What point of view is The Circuit written in?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

• Fourth person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The complete path that an electric current travels along.

• cycle

• circuit

• central

• circumference

Which sentence best describes the short story 'The Circuit'?

• It is a story about the narrator's experience as a migrant farm worker.

• It is a story about the narrator's conflicts with his family members.

• It is a story about the narrator's failed attempts to find work.

• It is a story about the narrator's visit to the United States.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which sentence from 'The Circuit' most helps the reader understand that Panchito likes to learn?

• Suddenly I felt even more the weight of hours, days, weeks, and months of work.

• We did not want to get in trouble for not going to school.

• For the rest of the reading period I kept getting angrier and angrier at myself.

• I walked up to him and asked if he could help me with the new words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Sequencing: Which event happened first in The Circuit?

• Panchito starts to learn to play an instrument.

• Panchito gets to go to school.

• Panchito and his brother have to hide from a school bus.

• Panchito goes to work in the fields with his father and brother.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Point of View: What point of view is The Circuit written in?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

• Fourth person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The complete path that an electric current travels along.

• cycle

• circuit

• central

• circumference