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A Movie in My Pillow

Authored by Asia Boggs

English

5th Grade

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A Movie in My Pillow
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the author use alliteration in line 45 of "Language of the Birds?"

to help the reader practice saying the /s/ sound

to explain the three languages that the author knows

to support the idea that his first language was Spanish

to tell that the birds spoke Spanish to his grandma

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the author repeat the word speak in the poem "Language of the Birds?"

to show how different languages connect to different parts of his life

to show how real life can be different from what he sees in his imagination

to explain why Nahuatl is a difficult language and he does not remember it

to get the reader interested in learning Spanish, English, and Nahuatl

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the author use alliteration in lines 51 and 52 of "My Grandma's Stories?"

to help the reader pronounce the /s/ sound correctly

to help the reader hear the wind saying the words of Mita's stories

to help the reader visualize how wonderful Mita's stories were.

to help the reader create their own stories about grandmas

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the author repeat the words "Mita's stories" in the poem "My Grandma's Stories?"

to show that the most important things about his grandma's stories were her shack, smiles, mountains, and crickets

to show the reader that his grandma's stories were special to him for many different reasons

to show the reader that the wind still helps him hear the sounds of her shack and the mountains

to show how his grandma's stories sounded to him like the crickets chirping in the night

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author most likely wrote the poem "Language of the Birds" to -

show how birds taught people to speak languages including English, Spanish, and Nahuatl.

show how his grandma's language of Nahuatl is better than English or Spanish.

show that, even though he knows English and Spanish, he also has a strong connection to his Nahuatl heritage in El Salvador.

show that he knows so many more languages when he dreams and that means he is smart.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main message of "Language of the Birds?"

Do not lie or people will not believe you when you are really in danger.

Speaking languages in dreams is better than speaking languages in real life.

It is better to give a gift than to receive a gift.

Languages can show our success in the past and also inspire us for the future.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author most likely wrote the poem "My Grandma's Stories" to -

show how special and wonderful Mita's stories have been in the author's life.

show how Mita was able to make stars appear in the middle of her house.

show how Mita's stories remind the author of the sound of crickets chirping.

show how Mita's stories are so old that the author has forgotten all of them.

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