My Diary from Here to There Vocab

If you feel like you will ​ (a)   , you feel great energy that you want to use up.

• burst
• opportunities

• immigration

• refugees

• amazing

​ (a)   are people who must leave their countries because of war or other serious problems.

• refugees
• amazing
• burst
• opportunities
• immigration

The job of ​ (a)   workers is to make sure that people who come to live in a new country have followed the laws about moving.

• amazing
• burst
• opportunities
• immigration
• refugees

If something is​ (a)   , it is very surprising and wonderful.

• amazing
• burst
• opportunities
• refugees
• immigration

If you have​ (a)   , you have chances to make something good happen.

• burst
• opportunities
• refugees
• immigration
• amazing

Why does Amada’s family decide to move to the United States?

• They want to go on vacation.

• Her father lost his job and wants to find work in the U.S.

• They want to visit family in Mexico.

• Amada wants to go to a new school.

How does Amada feel about moving to the United States at the beginning of the story?

• She is very excited and can’t wait to leave.

• She is worried about leaving her home and friends.

• She doesn’t care about the move.

• She is angry and refuses to go.

What does Amada use to express her thoughts and feelings?

• A letter to her best friend

• A conversation with her mother

• Her diary

• A drawing

What does Amada’s mother tell her to help her feel better about moving?

• That they will come back to Mexico soon.

• That she will make new friends and have new adventures.

• That moving is easy and fun.

• That she won’t miss her old home.

What does Amada realize by the end of the story?

• She is strong and can face new challenges.

• She never wants to move again.

• She doesn’t like writing in her diary anymore.

• The United States is not a good place to live.